Microsoft Days 2011 is going to be held this week, 30-31 March in Sofia, Bulgaria. This is the main Microsoft event for Bulgaria covering topics from development, IT Pro and Business. Registration closes today, so hurry up!
More about the event and speakers’ line up you can find here: http://www.microsoft.com/bulgaria/press/news_22032011.mspx.
It is worth mentioning some of the guest speakers though – Beth Massi, Rob Miles, Hadi Hariri, Daron Yondem, Karl Barett – guys that I personally know and respect a lot.
There is awesome free WP7 conference viewer also developed by Kiril Rusev, Imagine Cup 2009 finalist. Search for “MS Days” in Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.
I will be hanging out on Day 1 at the Community Booth on “Level –1” and if you have a chance come by to say hi and enter a raffle for 5 passes for DevReach 2011.
On Day 2 I will be presenting the following topics:
10:30 – 11:30 Practical Guide to UI Test Automation in Visual Studio 2010
User interface test automation has been always a much demanded functionality. Visual Studio 2010 introduces Coded UI tests that can be generated from manual test recording or record them on demand. Using data validations, build automation and using C# as a programming language, Coded UI tests are becoming the must have tool for delivering high quality software solutions.
Join this session to find out how to get it started and learn valuable tips that will save you time.
We will also explore more gems included in Visual Studio 2010 that allow us to automate Silverlight, run Coded UI tests with Firefox and edit them using graphical editor.
14:00 – 15:00 Practical Guide to Project Server and TFS Integration
The world of developers and project managers differs a lot. Developers concentrate on producing the best code, using the best tools and they hate reporting and planning. Project managers love to plan, track progress and hold developers responsible for all delays in the project plan. If you want to make both teams happy, the simple recipe is to make sure that the tools they are using can talk to each other. By integrating Team Foundation Server and Project Server project plan and reporting can be constantly monitored without having to prepare long status reports or leaving Visual Studio. Join the session to learn how to get this integration done with least amount of effort and frustration.