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Join us for the Developers Group meeting on June 21, 2005, at POSK, Hammersmith, led by Brian Long. The agenda includes topics such as; compression techniques presented by Steve Wilcox, an introduction to Chrome by Derek Davidson, and insights on Delphi web development by John Hair. Additional news includes software giveaways from InstallAware, upcoming MSDN TechTalk on hack-resistant applications, and Masterclasses in component development. Don’t miss the chance to network and learn with fellow developers!
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21st June, 2005 Meeting POSK, Hammersmith The Developers Group http://www.richplum.net Group Leader Brian Long http://blong.com
Agenda • 1:00 - 2:00 – Welcome, News & Problem Clinic • 2:00 - 2:30 – Compression and DecompressionSteve Wilcox • 2:30 - 2:35 – Brief fidget break • 2:35 - 3:15 – Introduction to ChromeDerek Davidson • 3:15 - 3:35 – Tea/coffee & biscuits
Agenda • 3:35 - 4:05 – Introduction to ChromeDerek Davidson • 4:05 - 4:10 – Brief Fidget Break • 4:10 - 5:10 – Portal Builder: Why we rolled our own web development environment in DelphiJohn Hair • 5:10 - 6:00 – Operational Criteria Joanna Carter
News • Installaware (http://www.installaware.com) have kindly donated copies of their software to be given away at each of the next few meetings • 3 Express versions (RRP £55.55) • 1 Developer version (RRP £195.80) • Online purchase, employing the crossgrade purchase option yields 33% discount on RRP • MSI-based • LZMA/BCJ2 compression • One-click patch creation • Debugging • Etc.
News • June 29th, 18:30-21:00pm • MSDN TechTalk: The Essentials of Hack Resistant Applications • By Marcus Perryman at Microsoft London • https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118759244 • http://tinyurl.com/dlklt
News • Want to win a Smart Roadster valued at over £15,000? • Enter the MS smart client competition: • Set up your MSDN Connection profile • Answer a few questions about smart client application development • Other prizes include an Alienware PC, a Bluetooth enabled satellite navigation system, and 5 Axim X50v Pocket PCs • www.microsoftsmartcar.com • Competition closes 30th June
News • Component devlopment Masterclasses on 5th and 6th July in Upavon, Wilstshire • Delivered by Bob Swart and Brian Long • Full Win32 day (10am – 6pm) • Full .NET day (10am – 6pm) • Coverage includes: • run time and design time development • VCL for Win32, VCL for .NET, WinForms and ASP.NET • Full details at http://www.richplum.co.uk/meeting/20050705.pdf
News • Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 launch date announced as 7th November 2005
News • Microsoft e-Learning is offering free 90 day subscriptions to eLearning courses on VS2005 and SQL 2005 until 8 November 2005. • https://www.microsoftelearning.com/visualstudio2005
News • Next meeting on Tuesday, July 18th at Microsoft, Reading • Topics to include • Upgrading databases • Migrating data-files to relational databases • SQL trees • DotNetNuke Web app development • Full agenda at: • http://richplum.net/meeting/20050718.pdf