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On 15th November 2005, The Developers Group convened at POSK in Hammersmith, led by Brian Long. The meeting featured a diverse agenda, including an introduction to Visual Studio 2005, discussions on Advantage Database Server by Joachim Dürr, and a session on building real-world applications with .NET 2.0. Key announcements were made about upcoming events like the 24 Hours of BDS 2006 and the launch of Visual Studio and SQL Server 2005. Attendees enjoyed networking over tea, coffee, and biscuits while sharing insights on software development.
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15th November, 2005 Meeting POSK, Hammersmith The Developers Grouphttp://www.richplum.net Group Leader Brian Long http://blong.com
Agenda • 1:00 - 2:00 – Welcome, News & Problem Clinic • 2:00 - 2:30 – Visual Studio 2005 Brian Long • 2:30 - 2:50 – Tea/coffee & biscuits • 2:50 - 3:50 – Introduction to Advantage Database Server Joachim Dürr
Agenda • 3:50 - 3:55 – Brief fidget break • 3:55 - 4:55 – Getting RicherIain Macmillan • 4:55 - 5:00 – Brief Fidget Break • 5:00 - 6:00 – Building a simple, real- world data app. with Visual Studio 2005 (.NET 2.0)Rob Bracken
News • 24 Hours of BDS 2006 BDNRadio event held on 24th October • Many Delphi luminaries involved • Official recordings of all sessions available at: • http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,33368,00.html
News • BDNRadio – various “channels” available around the clock • All interviews from 24 Hours of BDS 2006 broadcast: mms://bdntv.borland.com/dexter24 • All interviews from 24 Hours of Delphi broadcast: mms://bdntv.borland.com/delphi24hrs • All Delphi content: mms://bdntv.borland.com/delphi • All Java content: mms://bdntv.borland.com/java
News • Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 (and .NET 2.0) launched on 7th November 2005 • .NET Compact Framework 2.0 available for download. See http://blogs.msdn.com/mikezintel/archive/2005/10/29/486731.aspx
News • Express Editions - msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express • Windows Development • Visual C# 2005 Express Edition • Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition • Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition • Visual J# 2005 Express Edition • Web Development • Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition • Database Development • SQL Server 2005 Express Edition • All free downloads (for a year)!
News • Breaking Changes in .NET Framework 2.0: • http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/programming/breakingchanges • http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/changeinfo/Backwards1.1to2.0
News • LINQ Information, videos & downloads available from http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/future/linq
News • QuickReport 4 for VCL.NET • To be launched December 1st 2005
News • Next meeting on Tuesday, January 17th at POSK, Hammersmith • Topics to include • The tools of the lone developer • Generics and their uses • Data modules • The FastCode project and Delphi 2006 • Full agenda available at: • http://richplum.net/meetings/20060117.pdf