devTalks

December 2008

Date:12 December 2008, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium East, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Better Process Guidance and Team Collaboration with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server
Synopsis:Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server is an integrated collaboration server for Visual Studio Team System. It combines team portal, version control, work item tracking, build management, process guidance and business intelligence into a unified server. It allows everyone on the team to collaborate more effectively and deliver better quality software. Join this session to learn how Team Foundation Server helps your software development teams work better together while being more effective delivering solutions aligned with your business needs. Teams are empowered to do great work with services for version control, build, work item tracking, planning, and reporting integrated into a single, secure collaboration platform. Projects managed in Team Foundation Server benefit from integrated process workflows and guidance—both custom-defined and industry-recognized best-practices—to ensure predictable, successful results.
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:30amBetter Process Guidance Team Foundation Server
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45amImproving Team Collaboration with Team Foundation Server
SpeakerPoh Sze,
Patrick Yong

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*Agenda is subjected to change



January 2009

Date:23 January 2009, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium East, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Writing Secure Code
Synopsis:Lap Around Web Application vulnerabilities
A live hacking session demonstrating the different types of tools and techniques used by hackers. Come and understand in-depth the problems of unsecure application and the solutions to solve the vulnerability. If you are not aware of these problems, you must attend this session!

The Art of Security, Usability and Performance
Users always demand vulnerabilities free, usable interface and good performance application. The challenge for today’s market is to balance between these 3 elements. This session, Walter will go through with you some of the common concepts on how to balance it.
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:30amLap Around Web Application vulnerabilities
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45amThe Art of Security, Usability and Performance
SpeakerWalter Wong

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*Agenda is subjected to change



February 2009

Date:13 February 2009, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium East, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Do more with MSDN
Synopsis:MSDN subscriptions provide a cost-effective way to license Microsoft platforms and tools, receive technical support, and gain priority access to new versions of Microsoft products, including Microsoft operating systems, server software, and productivity applications. One of the innovative ways for you to build the next generation software with MSDN subscriptions is Sharepoint Development. This talk introduces you to the various places in SharePoint that you can build and extend as a developer. Besides that, you will be learning how to extend and customize your office applications.
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:00am

Developer, MSDN is for you!
By Chia Yee

10:00am – 10:45am

A developer's guide to Sharepoint Development
By Christopher Leong                                       

                                        
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45am

Customizing your Office Applications
By Patrick Yong

                                       
SpeakerChia Yee
Christopher Leong

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March 2009

Date:13 March 2009, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium East, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Improving Software Quality
Synopsis:Quality is often neglected during most phases of the development process. Instead, it is measured near the end of the process, when code is handed off to be tested. This approach often results in extra work and a slipping schedule as features thought to be complete are pushed back to developers for rework. You want to build better software. You want the applications you build to be better, cheaper, and faster to release. One of the most costly stages of software development is finding and fixing bugs. What if you could find the bugs and fix them nearly immediately? In this session, learn tips and tools you can use with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 to determine code complexity, validate the capabilities of the application, and understand the overall quality of the software you are building.  Join this session and learn the how to enable development teams to incorporate quality, early and often throughout the life cycle.  If you want to improve the code you write then don't miss this session.
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:30amCaring about Quality Code
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45amEnsure Code Quality in Development Team
SpeakerPoh Sze
Christopher Leong

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April 2009

Date:10 April 2009, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium East, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Fine Tuning Application Performance
Synopsis:In a time when web applications playing a more critical role in enterprise architecture, one cannot afford down time due to performance bottleneck and prevention is a must. Microsoft Visual Studio has comes with stress test tool since Visual Studio 2003 and with Visual Studio Team System Microsoft is taking a step further with the Test Edition that offers capabilities to test out web application that mimics real life environment.

Come learn how to test, gather information and make decision on fine tuning your web application. Patrick Yong will share with you his experiences in production web applications where it is accessed concurrently by thousands of users with long transaction time that span more than 5 minutes.
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:30amAnalyzing your Code Performance in Visual Studio
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45amFine Tuning your Website Performance
SpeakerPatrick Yong

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*Agenda is subjected to change



May 2009

Date:22 May 2009, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium West, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Tips & Tricks on Visual Studio 2008
Synopsis:Getting familiar with a tool is crucial to getting the most out of the tool, and development tools and IDEs are no different. Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 delivers on the Microsoft vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality, rich user experiences. Visual Studio 2008 also provides advanced development tools, debugging features, database functionality, and innovative features. Join this session to learn the tips and tricks on Visual Studio IDE that enable you for quickly creating tomorrow's cutting-edge applications across a variety of platforms.
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:30amTips and Tricks on Visual Studio 2008
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45amGet most out of Visual Studio 2008
SpeakerWalter Wong

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June 2009

Date:12 June 2009, Friday
Time:9:00am – 11:45am
Venue:Microsoft Auditorium East, Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Topic:Managing your Source Code and Ensuring Software Quality
Synopsis:One common issue is the integration of individual developer efforts into the official code base, which can result in the all-too-frequent ―broken build‖—and force QA resources to sit idle until the issues have been resolved and a new build is ready to test. Visual Studio Team System helps solve these pains by providing a comprehensive, flexible, version-control system. Version control in Visual Studio Team System is complemented by its Team Build features, including support for continuous integration builds every time someone checks in code
Agenda:
09:00am – 9:30amRegistration
09:30am – 10:30amUsing Source Code Control in Team Foundation Server
10:30am – 10:45amCoffee break
10:45am – 11:45amContinuous Integration Improve Software Quality
SpeakerHoong Fai

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*Agenda is subjected to change