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Free GrapeCity Whitepaper – Desktop to Web: WinForms to JavaScript Migration Guide

Posted on | by Alvin A.

Is your team of Enterprise Windows developers considering a shift to web applications? Before you start, go check out this new, free whitepaper from GrapeCity: Desktop to Web: WinForms to JavaScript Migration Guide.

I wrote the whitepaper last fall and based it on my years of experience developing enterprise WinForm and WPF applications. I recent months, my team has been exploring our own options for a web migration. We have researched and prototyped solutions and prepared learning paths for our developers and testers. There are many technologies and other options to consider, and this paper can help guide you in making the right choices for your team(s) and your project(s).

Here is what is covered:

  • Understanding the Web Ecosystem
  • Data Access in Web Applications
  • Starting the Migration Process
  • The Angular/TypeScript Toolchain
  • Migrating the Data Layer, Controller (Business Logic), and UI Layer
  • Potential future outcomes for web development

This paper is intended for team leads, architects and technical managers who are planning to blaze a path from desktop apps to the web. I encourage you to download and read it today.

TechBash 2019 Early Bird Tickets are Now Available

Posted on | by Alvin A.

Reposted from the TechBash blog.

Are you ready for TechBash 2019? Many of you have been asking when tickets will be available, and now is the time.

If you want to save up to 20% on TechBash tickets for you and your team, Early Bird tickets will be available thru midnight EDT on August 23rd (or until they sell out). Visit our EventBrite page and choose a 3-day or 4-day ticket to join us on November 12th thru 15th at the Kalahari Resort in the Poconos. Get more registration info on our site.

Selecting either ticket type gets you tons of great content on Wed/Thu/Fri. We’ll have sessions from world-class speakers. Some names will be familiar to those of you who have attended in previous years, and we’re also welcoming some fantastic speakers to their first-ever TechBash event. If you select a 4-day ticket, you will also be able to attend one of our deep-dive, full-day workshops on Tuesday, Nov 12. Select one of these workshops during the checkout process on EventBrite:

  • From Zero to Hero with Azure DevOps – Paul Hacker, Microsoft & Daniel Redman, Microsoft
  • Intro to Web Components – Chris Lorenzo, Comcast & John Riviello, Comcast
  • Doing More with Serverless on Azure – Rich Ross, Microsoft
  • Modernizing Your Apps to .NET Core / .NET 5 – Sean Killeen, Excella

Get more info about our workshops and other speakers on the TechBash home page. And we are still finalizing speakers and sessions so be sure to check back often to see who else we’re adding!

TechBash 2018 – Early Bird Tickets are Now Available

Posted on | by Alvin A.

4-day (with Workshop) and 3-day early bird tickets are now on sale for TechBash 2018. This year TechBash will be held October 2-5, with the 2nd being a pre-conference day of full-day workshops for 4-day ticket holders only. These workshops will be presented by top experts in each area. The topics from which to choose are ASP.NET Core 2.1, DevOps, Docker and Azure for Developers. Get more workshop info here.

Early bird tickets will save up to 25% off the Standard ticket price this year. Don’t wait because these prices will only be available for a few weeks and space in each workshop is limited. This year’s keynote presenter is Scott Hunter, leader of the Visual Studio and .NET Teams at Microsoft, and these other speakers have already been confirmed:

  • Jeremy Likness
  • Jessica Deen
  • Richard Taylor
  • Jeremy Clark
  • Anna Bateman
  • Brendan Enrick
  • John Wright
  • Ashley Grant
  • Ivana Veliskova
  • Steve Bohlen
  • Angel Thomas
  • Jim Wooley
  • Walt Ritscher
  • Paul Hacker
  • Jeff Fritz
  • Mitch Denny
  • Anoop Kumar

The full lineup will be announced soon. Get more info about TechBash here and buy your tickets today!

See you this fall at the Kalahari Resort in the Poconos!