Canadian Developer Connection
The latest developer news and events in Canada!
Half Off Microsoft Press’ Top 25 Ebooks from O’Reilly (Wednesday, January 26th)
For only today (Wednesday, January 26th), you can purchase any or all of the top 25 Microsoft Press...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/26/2011
Recommended: “Introducing HTML5”
If you’re looking for a nice, readable, non-stuffy, example-rich book to help you get started with...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/25/2011
Windows Phone 7 Developer Guide from Microsoft Patterns and Practices
There’s a group at Microsoft called Patterns and Practices whose job is to provide developers with...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/25/2011
Get “ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice” Ebook for $15 (Tuesday, January 25th Only)
Manning Publications’ book deal of the day is for ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice. For today only (Tuesday,...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/25/2011
MIX11: Las Vegas, April 12–14 / Vote for Canadian Sessions at MIX!
Microsoft’s MIX conference, which typically takes place early in the spring, bills itself as being...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/25/2011
Coffee and Code at Cloud: Wednesday, January 26th
The first Toronto Coffee and Code of 2011 takes place this Wednesday, January 26th! The folks at the...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/24/2011
January 22 Only: Save 50% off “Natural User Interfaces in .NET”
We’re at that same point as we were in the mid-80s to early ‘90s, when computer UIs were making the...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/21/2011
Unboxing the Samsung Focus from Expansys
Expansys There may come a time when you, as a mobile developer, need to get your hands on phone...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/21/2011
Hello, World!
Greetings and salutations. I’m Jonathan – the newest member of the Canadian DPE team,...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 01/21/2011
Native Extensions for Microsoft Silverlight (NESL)
If you’re building an application for the Windows platform, you’re probably aware of the new...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 01/21/2011
HTML5, IE9 and Interoperability
Yesterday, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) introduced a new HTML5 logo program. From the...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 01/19/2011
TWC9: WebMatrix, MVC, Orchard, NuGet Gallery
Don’t have Silverlight? Download it here! Or, download the video as a high quality WMV, medium...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 01/17/2011
Q&A with Matt Kiazyk on “Own This World” for Windows Phone 7
Matt Kiazyk (@mattkiazyk) hails from small town Manitoba and is a partner in Big Nerds in Disguise...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 01/14/2011
A full day of training on TFS – In Ottawa and For Free
Come and learn from 3 of the leading Canadian experts on development best practices about how...
Author: Christian Beauclair Date: 01/13/2011
Visual Basic Code Examples
When diving into a development technique or technology, I find that documentation isn’t always...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 01/11/2011
HTML5 & CSS3: Develop with Tomorrow’s Standards Today
The good news is that there’s a wealth of information online about what people like to refer to as...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/10/2011
Enter the WebMatrix @ CodeMash: Thursday, January 13th
If you’re new to Microsoft web development technologies, take a look at WebMatrix. It’s an open...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/10/2011
Save 15% Off ObjectSharp’s Upcoming Silverlight Training in Toronto!
Silverlight is incredibly useful, because it lets you write applications with rich user interfaces...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/07/2011
Lifehacker’s List of the Best Windows Phone 7 Apps
In case you missed it over the holidays, here’s a pointer to Lifehacker’s list of the best Windows...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/07/2011
Your business model, only better – with the Windows Azure Platform
I often get questions from Canadian ISV’s who have SAAS solution about Azure and it’s benefit or...
Author: Christian Beauclair Date: 01/07/2011
Canada is Building a More Beautiful Web
With its support for modern web standards like HTML5, CSS3 and SVG, super-fast JavaScript...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 01/07/2011
Windows Phone 7’s Upcoming Updates
The first release of Windows Phone 7 was only the beginning. The team’s been listening to phone...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/06/2011
Video Series: “Windows Phone 7 Development for Absolute Beginners”
If you’re new to software development and want to build apps for Windows Phone 7 – or if you know...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/06/2011
Fredericton .NET User Group Meeting on CISSP and Application Security: Thursday, January 27th
The next meeting of the Fredericton .NET User Group takes place on Thursday, January 27th and is on...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/04/2011
Web Camp in Montreal–Saturday, February 5th
(Here’s a post from Frederic Harper, who hasn’t been set up to post on Canadian Developer Connection...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/03/2011
And So It Begins (or Frederic’s Officially on Board)
It's official: I'm not "The New Guy" any more. After two years and change, I’m passing the...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 01/03/2011
Register TODAY for the “Introducing Visual Studio Webinar Series”
Some great news for folks looking to kick off the new year with a bang! Next month, we’re kicking...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 12/29/2010
Windows Phones in Canada
Want to know what Windows Phone 7 devices are being offered by Canadian telcos? I’ve got the list...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/28/2010
Happy Holidays from Canadian Developer Connection!
From all of us at the Developer and Platform Evangelism team here and the rest of us at Microsoft...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/24/2010
Pirates Love Daisies: Uses HTML5, Plays on IE9, Hosted on Azure
If things get a little too quiet and boring during the holiday downtime and you’re looking for a...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/23/2010
Comic Sans Criminal
Comic Sans is probably one of the most misused fonts out there. Originally intended for the comic...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/22/2010
New Book: Windows Phone 7 Game Development
This book’s so new that I’m not sure the dead-tree version is available yet: it’s Windows Phone 7...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/22/2010
Lost in the Cloud? Trouble Figuring Azure Out? We Can Help.
Creative Commons photo by Christopher Sessums. Click to see the original. There’s no time like...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/17/2010
“The new C++ for the new Windows / Part 1 / Objects and Handles” by Kenny Kerr
Kenny Kerr is a software developer and entrepreneur. He is passionate about software and getting it...
Author: John Bristowe - Telerik Date: 12/17/2010
Apress’ “Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development” [Updated]
I’ve been flipping through Apress’ new book, Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development, and I’ve been...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/16/2010
Calgary Coffee and Code: Thursday, December 16
There’s a Coffee and Code in Calgary on Thursday, December 16th! We’ll be at the Second Cup at 607...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/15/2010
The Humble Indie Bundle #2: Get Great Games and Give to Great Causes!
The Humble Indie Bundle 2 is the second edition of a collection of indie games that run on Windows,...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/15/2010
AzureFest Redux!
In case you missed Saturday’s AzureFest – ObjectSharp’s Windows Azure deployment clinic held at...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/14/2010
Yaroslav Pentsarskyy: Taking Your Existing SharePoint 2010 Solution to the Cloud (Calgary)
Yaroslav Pentsarskyy is a busy guy. He’s a Technical Specialist with Habanero, Systems Architect at...
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/12/2010
In Calgary This Week
Creative Commons photo by Angela MacIsaac. Click to see the original. Seven cities down, one to go....
Author: Joey deVilla Date: 12/12/2010