New Course - Visual Studio 2008 (.NET 3.5, VB 2008, C# 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, WPF, WCF)

I will be launching a new course entitled "What is new in Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5" in 2008. As you are probably aware, Microsoft has recently released the RTM version of Visual Studio 2008 to MSDN subscribers (and soon to the public). Visual Studio 2008 includes many enhancements, both in the IDE as well as in the framework and languages. In this intensive 3-day course, you will learn the key enhancements in Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5:

Day 1 – Languages - What is new in Visual Basic 2008 and C# 2008
• Enhancements in the Visual Studio 2008 IDE
• Visual Basic 2008
• C# 2008
• LINQ – Language Integrated Query

Day 2 – What is new in ASP.NET 3.5
• New IDE Support
• ASP.NET AJAX
• New controls
• WCF Support for RSS, JSON, POX and Partial Trust
• Silverlight 1.1

Day 3 – Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

DATE
• Time: 9am to 5pm daily
• 12th to 14th (Wed to Fri) March 2008
• Closing date for registration: 12th Feb 2008

COURSE FEES
• $1099
• To qualify for Early Bird Discount, register before 12th Jan '08 and receive a $200 discount ($899 after discount)
• Inclusive of 1 lunch and 2 tea breaks for each day

Download the course application here.

Updates:

I am excited to announce that Developer Learning Solutions has teamed up with asp.netPRO to offer a free one-year online-only subscription to the magazine ( US$14.99 value) for all attendees of the "What is new in Visual studio 2008 & .NET 3.5" and the "ASP.NET 3.5, Ajax, and Silverlight" courses.

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