Visual Studio Live! – Chicago 2014

I will be presenting 2 sessions and speaking on the closing panel at Visual Studio Live! in Chicago this May 5-8. The conference is a full 4 day event and there’s still time to register and save $200 if you register before 4/16/14! For this event, I’ll be presenting:

TH10 Performance and Diagnostics Hub in Visual Studio 2013
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Time: 11:00am – 12:15pm
Level: Intermediate
Visual Studio 2013 has introduced a new Performance and Diagnostics hub which encompasses a variety of new and old tools to profile your Windows Store applications. In this session, we will take a detailed look at all of the tools that the Performance and Diagnostics Hub has to offer with both XAML and HTML/JavaScript Windows Store apps.
TH20 Writing Asynchronous Code Using .NET 4.5 and C# 5.0
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Time: 3:00pm – 4:15pm
Level: Introductory

A variety of new features were added to the .NET 4.5 Framework, including support for easily writing asynchronous code. This session will introduce the concepts of asynchronous programming, .NET Tasks, how to ensure your UI remains responsive, and how to do all of this properly in your own applications using the new "async" and "await" keywords. If you're looking for ways to provide a better, smoother experience for your users, don't miss this session!

I’ll also be speaking on the Conference Wrap-Up Panel at 4:30pm on Thursday. Come and ask questions!

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