DevCon'11 main development conference. Revival of tradition

Hi, habra users!

1999, the affairs of bygone days. If you delve into the memory or Wikipedia, you can find many interesting events that took place that year: Putin’s appointment as Yeltsin’s receiver, the creation of a national anti-corruption committee, the Russians in Kosovo, the introduction of the euro and much more.
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Not so noticeable on the background of these, but quite important for the world of information technology was another event - DevCon '99. The main theme then was the development of applications based on the Microsoft DNA (Distributed Network Environment) platform.

Attempts to find at least some information - photos, videos - were not crowned with particular success, the world had not yet had time to plunge into the digital age.

One of the few preserved photos where Hamid Kostoev (Microsoft) shows how big was the interest in the conference:



Indeed, a total of 700 people attended the conference. It is unlikely that someone could have imagined that the next DevCon would have to wait 12 years. Now it is difficult to understand the reasons because of which DevCon decided not to conduct anymore. One thing is clear for sure - now is the right moment to bring back the glorious tradition - topics for discussion will be more than enough: mobile technologies, cloud computing, web development and much more.

DevCon'11

When : May 26-27
Where : Moscow region holiday house "Pokrovskoe"
Website : http://msdevcon.ru
Twitter : msdevcon
Participation conditions : a paid event (discount on the hab-promo code)

Under the cut, Scott Guthrie, Tim O'Brien, program of events and promo code for habrayuserov.

Of the invited guests, Tim O'Brien, corporate director of platform strategy, Scott Guthrie (Microsoft’s vice president will take part via teleconference) confirmed their participation; diagnostic department developer Visual Studio Ultimate). This guest list does not end there, follow the news on the site.

The program of the event includes all areas of development

Cloud computing : Windows Azure and SQL Azure cloud platform, application development and usage scenarios

Mobile development : developing applications and games for the new Windows Phone 7 platform and monetization

Web development : effective development of server-side Internet applications on the ASP.NET platform

Client development : using local PC capabilities in classic desktop and new web scripts based on Windows 7, Internet Explorer, HTML5 and Silverlight

Internet business : discussion of the best practices for building a successful Internet business in Russia

Corporate Development : scenarios for using the Microsoft platform for efficient corporate development using Visual Studio 2010

Programming languages : discussion of current features and future development languages ​​of C #, XAML and others.

Data and business analytics : working with data and business analysis tools using capabilities

The cost of the event and what is included

Until April 15, a special offer is valid - 12995r., After - 14995r.

Using this promo code (186613065398) you can get a 10% discount.

The cost of participation includes:

- Accommodation from May 26 to May 27 in the Pokrovskoye recreation center near Moscow ;
- Transfer from Moscow on May 26th and back to Moscow on May 27th (metro station Ul. 1905);
- Four meals in two days;
- Attending sessions at the conference;
- Participation in an interactive session with Scott Guthrie on the evening of April 26th: the opportunity to ask any question about the future of Microsoft technology development;
- Participation in round tables and focus groups;
- Participation in the banquet on May 26th and visiting the performances of a famous musical group.

Follow the events on the website and on the conference twitter, participate in contests.

Come, we will try to make the conference interesting! And the venue promises a pleasant pastime.