Archive for April 2005

Computerworld Development Survey gives nod to C#

C# beat out Java as the preferred programming language in a recent developer survey conducted by Computerworld.

The highest number of respondents selected .Net as their organization’s preferred framework/API, followed by Unix/Linux and Microsoft Win32/COM/DCOM.

April 11th, 2005 | dotnet, microsoft | 0 Comments

SQL Server 2005 Webcast Series

Covered in this series:

.NET Framework Integration: Learn how you can now take full advantage of the Microsoft .NET Framework class library and modern programming languages to implement functionality within the server.
Transact-SQL and Managed Code: Find out how to decide between using traditional Transact-SQL or a programming language that is compatible with the .NET Framework, such as Visual Basic .NET or C#. Understand where each method provides benefits and how to design for this in the beginning.
Web Services: See how to develop XML Web services in the database tier, making SQL Server an HTTP listener.
XML: SQL Server 2005 contains deep native support for XML. Learn how this can significantly help as you develop applications that make use of XML.
Data Access: Discover how ADO.NET 2.0 not only supports all of the new SQL Server 2005 features but also enables productivity and performance gains for all developers.

Registration link: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnsqlserver2005.mspx

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April 5th, 2005 | events, microsoft, SQL, tools | 0 Comments

Are you ready to experience SQL Server 2005?

Announcing the launch of the SQL Server 2005 Virtual Hands on labs. In these labs, you will get to experience many of the new features in SQL Server 2005 including CLR integration, XML support and deep business intelligence integration.

Just follow the link and experience SQL Server 2005 for yourself

Step into the SQL Server 2005 Virtual Lab for Free

It’s simple — no complex setup or installation is required to try out SQL Server 2005 running in the full-featured MSDN Virtual Lab. As part of the MSDN Virtual Lab, you will have full access to SQL Server 2005 through the following modules:

SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

SQL Server 2005 Introduction to SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

SQL Server 2005 Server Management Objects

SQL Server 2005 SQL CLR Integration

SQL Server 2005 SQL Query Tuning

SQL Server 2005 SQL Server and ADO.NET (Lab A)

SQL Server 2005 SQL Server and ADO.NET (Lab B)

SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Enhancements

SQL Server 2005 Web Services

SQL Server 2005 XML Capabilites

You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks at any time.