InfoCan delivers Mini .NET BootCamp Masterclass hosted by The Developers Group in London, England!

Michael Li of InfoCan Management will be visiting London’s The Developers Group in May 2006 to deliver a Mini .NET BootCamp Masterclass.  The main goal of this 2-day Masterclass is to provide contents that are suitable to all levels of developers.  Day 1 is strictly geared towards those who are new to C# and .NET development.  Day 2, however, is aimed at those who are already familiar with ASP.NET v1.1 or looking to find out what ASP.NET v2.0 has to offer.  If you are currently developing in Delphi, you will also appreciate the specific focus Day 1 brings that will help ease you into Delphi.NET.  Whichever your background, we have something for you.  Seats are limited, register today!

A detailed outline of topics to be covered during the session:

.NET Overview

1. What is .NET?
2. What does .NET provide?
3. .NET and Java
4. .NET and Delphi
5. .NET myths
6. .NET Terminology

FCL Programming for Delphi Developers - This section deal with common programming tasks that Delphi developers have to deal with on a daily basis.  Topics will include:

.NET Interoperability

1. Overview
2. .NET InterOp with COM
3. .NET InterOp with Win32 DLLs
4. Win32 Apps InterOp with .NET assemblies
5. .NET cross language InterOp

ADO.NET

1. Overview
2. .NET Dataset vs. TDataSet
3. ADO.NET vs. BDP (Borland Data Provider)
4. ADO.NET vs. ADO (dbGo)
5. dbExpress (if time permits)

ASP.NET

1. Overview
2. WebForm Development
3. Targeting mobile devices
4. Web Services

What’s New in ASP.NET v2.0?

1. ADO.NET v2.0 new Data Binding mechanism
2. Configuration File encryption
3. Themes & Master Pages
4. Membership Services
5. Web Parts
6. Designer Features

ADO.NET v2.0, Data Binding

1. New Data Source Controls
2. Reading and writing data using the new SqlDataSource control
3. Displaying and editing middle-tier data with ObjectDataSource control
4. Displaying XML with XmlDataSource control
5. GridView vs. DataGrid control

Themes & Master Pages

1. Cascading Stylesheet vs. Themes
2. Working with Themes & Skins
3. Working with Master Pages

Membership Services

1. Overview of Membership features
2. Configuring membership/roles
3. Setting up new users and their roles
4. Using the new membership server controls
5. Calling the membership and role APIs directly
6. Creating a custom membership and role provider

Navigation

1. Providers and Data Sources
2. Creating an XML Site Map File
3. Site Navigation Controls
4. Using the Site Navigation API
5. URL Mapping
6. Security Trimming

 Speaker Bio

Michael Li is the founding president and CTO of InfoCan Management Consultants Group (Canada) Inc, http://www.infocan.com.  InfoCan Management is an independent consulting firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, specializing in Enterprise, mobile and Internet solutions.  One of the top ranked Borland Learning Partners, InfoCan Management is the first Canadian-based Authorized Education Centre to offer certified hands-on training and consulting services in Delphi, C#Builder, C++Builder, JBuilder and DataSnap across North America.  From 1998-2004, InfoCan was voted 6 times by Delphi Informant Readers Choice Awards as the Best Training Company in North America.  In 2004, InfoCan Management launched a new series of.NET specific training program on popular topics like .NET Foundations, Migration Strategies, ASP.NET, .NET Security, Web Services and more. A frequent speaker at developers' conferences and user groups worldwide, Michael is well known for his energetic and high caliber presentation style. Michael is a Certified Borland Consultant and Certified Borland Instructor for Delphi and C++Builder, and is also the founding Chairman of the Vancouver Delphi Developers Association.  In Jan 2006, Michael was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) recognition for his community contribution in C# and .NET. Michael can be reached at mli@infocan.com.

For more details: Visit The Developers Group webpage at:
http://www.richplum.co.uk