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NEXT
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Microsoft requires us to each sign-in when we
arrive --
please register NOW, to
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Monday,
November 25,
2002, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
(4th Mon., monthly), Networking starts 5:30 p.m.
Location: Microsoft,
Rocky Mountain (Denver),
http://www.microsoft.com/usa/rockymtn/
Address:
4643 S. Ulster St. (7th
Floor), Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-528-1700
Map:
http://www.DenverVisualStudio.net/Meetings.htm#DirectionsAndMaps |
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TOPIC
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"Talkback to Microsoft
– Visual C# .NET Q & A” |
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With the
Microsoft
Visual C# .NET Team from Redmond -
Eric Gunnerson and Darren Shou, Program Managers on the Visual C# team, plus
Prashant Sridharan, Product Manager for Microsoft Visual C#.
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“More of a discussion, less of a
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What are your top 10 pain points
in developing software using C#.
What makes your job harder than it
should be?
What are the top 10 features you'd like
to see in C#?
What feature would make you happier and
more productive?
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Please bring your own items to generate these lists. They will be taking the
lists back to Redmond to help define future versions of C#.
We will also look at Advanced C# Programming Topics including the new
runtime, the new library, and some new concepts. There are a number of
confusing areas and here we attempt to bring clarity to a few that seem to
be most confusing. We will cover classes vs. structs, object destruction,
exception handling, and unsafe code.
Finally, we will engage in an Open C# Q&A session, bring your
questions -- Ask away, and we'll do
our best to answer! This is going to be good!
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Ideas for your Q & A with the C# Team -- Related C#
News:
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>>> BTW, the C# Team would love to
field questions on this first one, the New C# Features <<<
4 New C# Features Announced on the Visual
C# .NET Community Site -Read about new innovative
language features for an upcoming version of the C# language and offer
feedback to the C# design team.
http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/csharp/learn/Future/default.aspx
Top 10 Reasons to Adopt Visual C#
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/productinfo/topten/adopt.asp
Top 10 Reasons to Switch to Visual C# from Java
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/productinfo/topten/switch.asp
Microsoft Java Language Conversion Assistant Beta 2
- Download the Java Language Conversion Assistant
Beta 2 and discover the quickest low-cost method of moving existing
applications to C# on the .NET Framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/jlca/default.asp
C# Introduction and Overview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/techinfo/articles/upgrade/Csharpintro.asp |
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Microsoft
Visual C# .NET Team from Redmond
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Eric Gunnerson
-- a Program Manager on the Visual C# team. He joined Microsoft in 1994,
working on the Visual C++ compiler. A few years ago, he became the QA lead
for the C# compiler, and a member of the C# Language Design Team, and
recently moved from QA to Program Management (aka "the dark side"). Before
coming to Microsoft, he was a developer for a large Aerospace company, a
medium-sized database company, and a small system software company. He's the
author of "A Programmer's Introduction to C#" and writes the MSDN column
"Working with C#". When he isn't working, he likes to ski, cycle (both
kinds), work on his house, and build microcontroller-based holiday light
displays.
Darren Shou -- a Program Manager on the Visual C# team.
Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked at ISI and Intel and majored in
computer engineering and computer science at USC. Darren started his job at
Microsoft as part of the Visual C++ team, before transitioning over to the
Visual C# team. He spends most of his spare time snowboarding and climbing
or just dreaming of good surf in southern California.
Prashant Sridharan -- the Product Manager for Microsoft Visual C#. In
previous roles at Microsoft he was the Product Manager for Visual J++ 1.1,
Visual J++ 6.0, Windows CE Tools, and Microsoft TV. This is his second stint
with Microsoft having spent a year in San Francisco as a Product Manager at Tellme Networks, Inc. Prior to Microsoft, he was a software engineer at Sun
Microsystems in Mountain View, CA and the MITRE Corporation in Washington,
DC. He is the author of several Java programming books and in his dwindling
spare time is a great bartender, aspiring screenwriter, and lousy hockey
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GotDotNET - BUILDING UPON THE FRAMEWORK |
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"Understanding the .NET Framework is the
Key!" |
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The Key opens the
Visual Studio .NET door. Each month this series presents a short
technical topic of interest to developers on how to get the most
out of the vast
.NET Framework,
with code samples in Visual
Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET. |
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Use the Key and get involved - Give a GotDotNET
presentation yourself!
For your topic, select a .NET Framework namespace, class, or technique you
have found useful.
Please e-mail your proposed GotDotNET presentation idea to Roy Ogborn at
Info@Orbonyx.com. |
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TOPIC
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In order to devote our entire
event to C#, Roy will not present this month, see you again in 2003! |
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Roy
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Roy Ogborn is a leading consultant
specializing in the architecture and development of Microsoft .NET
Object Oriented and n-Tier web, web service, and desktop applications using UML, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET, T-SQL, PL-SQL and Visual Studio .NET
Enterprise Architect Edition. He participated in the July 2000 Microsoft
Professional Developers Conference where .NET made its world debut, and he's
not looked back since. Roy@Orbonyx.com,
http://www.Orbonyx.com. |
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AGENDA
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Please arrive before 6:00 p.m., entry after that is
not guaranteed. Building doors are scheduled to remain unlocked until 7:00 p.m.
See:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/FAQAnswers.htm#RQ6
6:00
p.m. - 9:00 p.m.*
5:30 - 6:00 Informal Networking and Refreshments
You may arrive after 5:30 p.m., MEETING STARTS AT 6:00
p.m.
You must arrive before 7:00 p.m. lockout, see above about late arrival
6:00 - 6:15 Welcome and Announcements - Chris Wallace
6:15 - 6:30 Networking Break
6:30 - 8:45 Feature Presentation -
Microsoft
Visual C# .NET Team from Redmond
and Sponsor - www.Csharp.net, the
C# community site
8:45 - 9:00
* Closing Thoughts and Door Prizes - Chris Wallace
* All times are
approximate and subject to change.
Please note that some meetings may end much later than 9:00
p.m.! |
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MEETING SPONSOR
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Csharp.net, the community site created by the C# team for C#
developers. |
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Csharp.net,
the community site created by the C# team for C# developers. This is
where you'll find whitepapers, samples, articles, columns, and other
information directly from the C# development team. |
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They create new content regularly and will link to content on other sites,
including MSDN and GotDotNet. If you have questions, you can find actual C#
product team members on the C# message board and in the C# public newsgroup.
See http://www.csharp.net |
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See Eric Gunnerson's C# Column,
"Working in C#"
http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/csharp/learn/columns/ericgu_column.aspx |
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DOOR PRIZES
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To qualify to win any of our door prizes, follow the complete door prize requirements
and details, see
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/FAQAnswers.htm#RQ7
Qualified group members must be present to win!
Include your name and current e-mail address on your one business card
entry per meeting. |
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From Microsoft
and Csharp.net --
Please Note: Updated after e-mail message was sent. |
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10 "Andy the C# Mascot" T-Shirts
(you have to see these!)
Autographed copies of (C# team member and presenter) Eric's C# book:
"A Programmer's Introduction to C#, Second Edition," by Eric Gunnerson,
Apress
http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=83
2 copies of "Visual C# .NET, Standard Edition", autographed by
Anders Hejlsberg, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer and chief architect of C# |
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DOOR PRIZES From Microsoft, Rocky
Mountain
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Microsoft Press Book:
"Microsoft® Visual C#™ .NET Step by Step" by John Sharp and Jon Jagger |
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Microsoft Press Book:
"Microsoft® Visual C#™ .NET (Core Reference)" by Mickey Williams |
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DOOR PRIZES From
DevX.com and
Microsoft, Rocky
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30 more copies of the book,
"Applied .NET Framework Programming, Special Edition", by Jeffrey Richter,
from Microsoft Press (YES, that's correct, 30 more as in thirty more copies!!!)
This is in addition to the 30 copies of this book we gave away last month.
If you did not get one then, please come and win one this month!
Provided to us from DevX and Microsoft, Rocky Mountain. DevX is the leading independent commercial site
for IT development information. DevX provides the international IT community
with the most comprehensive information available on software development
for corporate applications. See: http://www.devx.com/ |
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REFRESHMENTS
From Csharp.net and Microsoft Rocky Mountain
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Qdoba Mexican Grill
Q-to-Go
(SM) Hot Taco Bar
for light
dinner / snacks,
come early 5:30 - 6:00
for our Informal Networking and Refreshments.
Catering provided by: |
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1120 S. Colorado Blvd. (Colorado &
Mississippi), Glendale, CO 80220
Call: 303-756-3400, Fax: 303-753-1118 |
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Moving
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Moving to .NET |
Last month, just before our meeting,
we
sponsored
a special event for
IT Managers, Decision Makers, and Architects. We are planning our
next such event just before our February 24, 2003 meeting.
Like our last event, this next event will not
be geared toward application program developers either. See last month's
event:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Special2002/Special10212002.htm |
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Can Help Us! - We want to present your "Moving to .NET" story during this
next event! |
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Do you have a .NET story?
Successful or Challenging? We are looking for real-world experiences where
we can talk frankly about the benefits you found as well as any war stories
from which you learned. We are talking about how your business needs were
answered by using .NET development technologies like Visual Studio .NET.
We are not talking about code or feature sets. No power point slides. No
prepared presentation. We envision that Mel Harris and Chris Wallace will
lead an introduction to your business problem, a discussion on your use of
.NET to solve this business problem, and a Q & A session with the limited selected audience of IT Managers,
Decision Makers, and Architects to showcase your "Moving to .NET."
Time to market, reducing costs, and increasing revenues are important
considerations for any organization. Microsoft has embarked on a vision of
how to connect customers and organizations together through the .NET. We
want to test these issues by looking at how you have actually implemented a
.NET solution. How did training go? How long did it take? How are you
planning to implement .NET in the future, based on your experiences?
We need your help to inform us about the experiences you have had! We want
to talk to you about your experiences during this event. We are also looking
to include your business client in the entire event. We are looking for the
fundamentals of your experiences, so the industry and the uniqueness of your
business is not critical. No internal business or technology secrets need to
be revealed and no proprietary processes need to be disclosed - this is a
generic view.
We are
looking at the issues you faced and how you solved them as you
"Moved to .NET" plus
how your solution may have been different than in the past.
We need to start planning NOW for this event. Contact Mel to discuss your
.NET story,
Mel Harris jmel@jncd.com. |
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Special
Event - Jeff Prosise
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Mark your calendars and watch this space -
we are planning another special event! |
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2003, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Microsoft DTC. |
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Nationally known speaker, Jeff Prosise, will speak to us on
ASP.NET Web Security.
This will not be a regular user group meeting, but an additional special
event for Jeff’s presentation. We still plan to have our regular meeting on
Monday, January 27. Everyone is welcome to attend, including other user
groups or anyone else. You will be notified by e-mail and on the web site
when details are set.
“Jeff Prosise makes his living programming Microsoft .NET and teaching
others how to do the same. His latest book, Programming Microsoft .NET, was
published by Microsoft Press in May 2002. In addition to writing books for
Microsoft Press, Jeff serves as a contributing editor to MSDN Magazine,
where he writes feature articles and authors the Wicked Code column. A
former engineer who discovered after college that programming is
immeasurably more fun than designing lifting fixtures and computing loads on
mounting brackets, Jeff cofounded Wintellect,
www.wintellect.com, to provide
training and consulting services to .NET developers the world over. TOPIC
AREAS: Primary: ASP.NET (Web Forms, Web services, Web controls, Web
security, etc.) Secondary: .NET Framework (Technical overviews, FCL, Windows
Forms, ADO.NET, multithreading, remoting)” |
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New
Lab Location,
Hensmann Technology!
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We have recently been offered a new
location to use as our Lab venue which will provide us the opportunity
to use the current Microsoft .NET developer technology. We have
finalized our plans to move our Lab location from the Parsec Group to
Hensmann Technology, the home of our Visual Studio .NET Practical Skills
Course which is now running two six month sessions concurrently. |
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New Labs begin Friday, January 24, 2003, 7:00 p.m. For details see:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Labs2002/Lab11132002.htm#Hensmann
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New
Lab Leader Needed - Update
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Thanks to those who have
volunteered for the position of Lab co-coordinator to work with James
Hansen.
You will soon be contacted by James regarding this opportunity. As I said
last month, "Big things are happening in our Labs" (see above) -- "don't
miss this really great opportunity!" Please be patient, since our decision
to move our Lab venue we have been very busy, many changes have taken place!
We will need more volunteer help with our new plans at our new location.
If you are still interested, since we have changed to our new Lab location,
you may contact James directly, James Hansen, Astarii@4dvision.net
to discuss the possibilities! Think it over, volunteer now! Thanks
again to all those who contacted us, your interest and enthusiasm to
volunteer to help has been most encouraging! |
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FREE
Book Offers |
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For members participating in our volunteer
Book Exchange
"FREE Book
in Exchange for a Book Review." |
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You Are A Winner:
by
reading down this far, you have just won the opportunity to obtain a
FREE book!
Now is the time to help
your fellow group members and yourself. You get a FREE book in exchange for
writing a review of that book. We ask all recipients of door prize books to
complete a review of their book choice; however, some specific books have
been entrusted to our group by the publishers in exchange for a published
review by our group members posted to our web site. We are obligated to
fulfill those agreements, to receive additional door prizes and more FREE
books for review. |
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H o w t o c l a i m y o u r F R E E b o o k:
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Pick one of the books currently offered for review: |
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 "The
Complete Visual C# Programmer's Guide"
by the Authors of C# Corner at
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com; Microgold Software Inc.,
Publishing Division
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Store/Books/VisualCsharp.asp
"Microsoft®
Visual C#™ .NET Step by Step"
by John
Sharp and Jon Jagger;
Microsoft Press,
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5028.asp
"ASP.NET
and VB.NET Web Programming" by Matt Crouch;
Addison Wesley Professional,
http://www.aw.com/catalog/academic/product/1,4096,0201734400,00.html
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2.
Be the first to send an e-mail message to me, Chris Wallace
cawallace1@earthlink.net.
State that you will write a review of that book within 60 days of
receiving that book and that you understand and will follow the book review
process and submit your review as described in
“How to Review” at
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/HowTo/HowToReview.htm |
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3.
Get your book at our next meeting described in this
e-mail. You must be present at the next meeting to pick up your book, no
exceptions. If you are not present to obtain your book at the time during
the meeting when it is offered, it will go to the next person who submitted
an e-mail in the order received. |
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4.
Start reading and writing! |
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FREE asp.netPRO
MAGAZINE
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FREE
copy of asp.netPRO, November/December issue, for each one attending our
November meeting (while
supplies last)! |
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Wow! For the last two months we offered FREE
copies of the September and October issues,
this month we have FREE copies of the November/December double issue!!! |
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Get our very SPECIAL User Group Discount Offer -- you must follow the
instructions below:
See:
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Meetings2002/Meeting08212002.htm#Magazine |
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How am I ever
going to learn all this .NET stuff?
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Q&A
Continued from last three months . . . New:
See .NET in Action - How will Microsoft .NET software and services
and XML Web services deliver value in our daily lives? How have they already
cut development time and improved user experience? These short videos* and
written case studies show .NET in action: now—and in the future. Featured:
Newport News Shipbuilding Video Case Study, Rick Devenuti Explains .NET,
Business Benefit Videos, Developer Benefit Videos, XML Web Services Case
Studies, plus Worker and Home User Benefit Videos.
http://www.microsoft.com/net/business/netinaction.asp
TurboCharging .NET, .NET Development Seminars - In these seminars
videos, learn how to use some everyday best coding practices that you can
employ now in your .NET application. By putting these into practice, you
will realize increased performance and reliability to ensure the fastest
possible throughput in your .NET application.
http://www.devx.com/Compuware/Door/7793
See Previous Q&A -
October
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Meetings2002/Meeting10232002.htm#Learning
September
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Meetings2002/Meeting09182002.htm#Learning
August
http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/Messages/Meetings2002/Meeting08212002.htm#Webcasts |
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Visual Studio .NET 2003 Final Beta, Available NOW
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On November 18, 2002, Microsoft
announced the availability of the final beta of Visual Studio .NET 2003,
formerly code-named "Everett," scheduled to launch in April 2003.
For a limited time, registered users of Visual Studio .NET 2002 can acquire
Visual Studio .NET 2003 for $29. MSDN subscribers can download the final
beta of Visual Studio .NET 2003 FREE. Microsoft also announced the release
of the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework for smart devices. To get the beta,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/vstudio03/default.asp
PressPass:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/Nov02/11-18VisualStudiosBetaPR.asp
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Visual Basic .NET 2003 is
the second release of Visual Basic .NET, building on the high
productivity and outstanding performance of the first release. Using a
single programming model, Visual Basic .NET 2003 enables you to easily
create rich desktop applications for Microsoft Windows and powerful Web
applications, and now includes integrated support for creating
applications for wireless, Internet-enabled devices and Pocket PCs. All
this can easily be accomplished using the Visual Basic programming
skills that you already have.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/productinfo/vbasic03/default.asp
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Visual C# .NET 2003 is
the comprehensive toolset for creating XML Web services and
Microsoft .NET–connected applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web.
This robust development package, which uses the component-oriented C#
development language, offers beginning and intermediate developers with
C++ or Java experience a modern language and environment for creating
next-generation software. Visual C# .NET delivers superior functionality
for streamlining business processes. With Visual C# .NET 2003,
developers can build solutions for the broadest range of clients,
including Windows, the Web, and mobile or embedded devices. Using this
elegant programming language and tool, developers can leverage their
existing C++ and Java skills and knowledge to be successful in the .NET
environment.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/productinfo/vcsharp03/default.asp
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Microsoft
TRIVIA |
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Can you Answer these Questions?
Do you
know these Microsoft Fast Facts? |
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Amaze your friends with the Answers below!
Source: The Microsoft Museum,
http://www.microsoft.com/museum/ |
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1. What year was Microsoft founded, by whom, and where?
2. The MITS Altair 8800 appeared on the cover of a magazine on 1/1/1975 with
an accompanying article that inspires the Microsoft founders to develop a
language for the Altair. What was the name of the magazine? What was this
first computer language program for a personal computer which officially
shipped as version 2.0 in both 4K and 8K editions?
3. Microsoft moved from its founding location to what city and when, then to
what corporate campus city location and when?
4. On 8/12/1981, IBM introduced its Personal Computer, which used
Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, Microsoft MS-DOS version 1.0, plus what
Microsoft language(s)?
5. When did Microsoft announce Microsoft Visual BASIC for Windows at Windows
World in Atlanta?
6. Microsoft and what other company announced on 1/13/1988, Microsoft SQL
Server, a RDBMS software product for Local Area Networks based on a RDBMS
licensed from which other company?
7. On 5/2/1983, what did Microsoft introduce that continues to be a
successful product, although when it was first introduced, many people
didn't know what to do with it and Canadian Customs officials once
quarantined?
8. Microsoft released a product on 9/29/1983 that is now the all-time
best-selling program in its category. What is the product? Which Microsoft
software, after its release in 1983, became the best-selling PC game of all
time?
9. Microsoft began a new international advertising campaign on 11/14/1994,
with a slogan that the company continues to use today. What is the tagline?
10. Which major broadcasting network did Microsoft enter into a 50/50
partnership with on 6/5/1996 to create a 24-hour news and information
channel and an interactive online news service?
Answers:
1. 1975; Paul Allen and Bill Gates; Albuquerque, New Mexico
2. Popular Electronics, BASIC for the MITS Altair 8800
3. Bellevue, Washington, January 1, 1979; to Redmond, Washington, February
26, 1986
4. Microsoft BASIC, Microsoft COBOL, Microsoft Pascal, and other Microsoft
products
5. 5/20/1991
6. Ashton-Tate, Sybase
7. Microsoft Mouse
8. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Flight Simulator
9. Where do you want to go today?
10. NBC (MSNBC) |
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Microsoft Fast Facts
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(As of 07/26/2002) |
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TOTAL EMPLOYEES Worldwide: 50,621
REPORTED GENDER BREAKOUT (USA): M 73.9%, F 26.1%
REPORTED AGE BREAKOUT (USA): Under 20, 0.0%; 20-29, 25.8%; 30-39, 50.4%;
40+, 23.9%; REPORTED AVERAGE AGE (USA) 34.7 years
FUNCTIONAL BREAKOUT (Worldwide): Research & Development, 21,037; Sales &
Support, 23,569; Operations, 6,015 |
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Attention
Northern Colorado Members
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Attention
Northern Colorado
Members |
Car Pool to Denver
- Members in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, and the surrounding
areas – you are invited to join a group of other members as they
establish a car pool to our monthly User Group meetings in Denver.
Meet at the US34 / I-25 Park and Ride (Northwest
corner of the interchange; Loveland and Greeley exit) at 4:00 p.m. on
Monday, November 25 to leave for the Denver meeting. |
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During the car pool ride on Monday, November 25, they will be discussing the
January/February kickoff meeting plans for the new “Northern Colorado .NET
group.” The proposed topics for their first meetings are to be XML/XSLT and
WebServices.
For More Information: Contact John Bugarin,
jbugarin@infokinetics.com |
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MEETING CONTACTS, EVENT LINKS and More Information
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Microsoft Rocky Mountain Events:
http://www.microsoft.com/usa/rockymtn/calendar.asp |
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Regards,
Chris Wallace
cawallace1@earthlink.net
Denver Microsoft Visual Studio .NET User Group
www.DenverVisualStudio.net
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Visual Studio .NET User Group™.
All Rights Reserved. Please see
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