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Leaving Microsoft
This will be last blog post to this blog, as I am leaving Microsoft effective Monday, October...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 10/12/2011
New blog location for SoCalDevGal
Check out my new blog (‘Toward Data Craftsmanship) at https://www.LynnLangit.com Also note my twitter...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 10/05/2011
SQL Azure Developer Tools
Deck for my presentation this Saturday at SQL Saturday #95 in San Diego – it has been updated and...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 09/14/2011
SQL Server and SQL Azure for Developers
Here are the decks from my presentations for TechEd Australia this week. The sessions will be...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 08/29/2011
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 for Developers
Here’s my deck for my presentation for TechEd / New Zealand (to be delivered live and recorded next...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 08/20/2011
A Technical Conference Filled with Women
Ok now that I have your attention (!), I am going to write a bit about my first experience at the...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 08/17/2011
Teaching Kids Programming with Agile Practices
Here’s our deck from the international Agile2011 conference, where we are presenting tomorrow. ...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 08/10/2011
SQL Server Developer Tools (Juneau)–first look
I have been preparing a talk (for an internal Microsoft product training) on the new SQL Server...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 07/25/2011
SoCalDevGal on TWIC9
I co-hosted the MSDN show ‘This Week in Channel 9’ with Brian Keller – enjoy!
Author: lynnlangit Date: 07/22/2011
Teaching 10 year olds to code using the MVC pattern
Teaching ADLIBS TKP Tips: Teaching the SmallBasic ADLIBS recipe The parts of the ADLIBS recipe are...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 07/04/2011
Teaching Kids Programming using the Intentional Method
Here’s the presentation deck for our talk at the national Computer Science teacher’s conference in...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 07/01/2011
Approval Tests–A Library for All Developers
Here’s the deck from my talk at SoCalCodeCamp in San Diego on the free, open source, ApprovalTests...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 06/23/2011
Lanyrd.com–Great for Technical Speakers
While at fooCamp this weekend in Sebastopol, among many interesting people, I met the founders of a...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 06/14/2011
TKP Tips: Teaching the SmallBasic HOUSES recipe
This is generally the second recipe the kids work with (the first one is SQUARE – and there are lots...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 06/07/2011
TKP Tips: Making a SmallBasic runnable flash drive
We discovered a shortcut that makes teaching #TKP courseware with SmallBasic even easier. You...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 06/07/2011
Getting Started With SQL Azure Development
**this is an update to the article published late last year in MSDN Magazine – it includes...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 05/29/2011
FREE Developer Azure Training in SoCal
Register as below: Los Angeles – June 2nd - https://bit.ly/ABCLA Irvine – June 6th -...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 05/19/2011
SharePoint 2010–keynote deck from Connections San Diego–May 2011
Here’s the deck from my talk today – enjoy! SharePoint 2010 Connections View more presentations from...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 05/03/2011
Teaching Kids Programming–Jan-April 2011 UPDATE
What have we been up to this year? Take a look at the slide deck below. This also includes...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 04/29/2011
Why We Must Teach Girls to Program–A Women Developer Speaks
I got this story on my blog in response to a presentation I did (on .NET Rocks) about TKP and...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 04/27/2011
New Series–Developer Tools for Azure
Screencast series – Part One – Web Portal for Windows Azure Enjoy!
Author: lynnlangit Date: 04/26/2011
Migration to SQL Azure–Screencast
Here are the slides and the webcast (broken into 15 minute chunks) – enjoy! This presentation...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 04/20/2011
The Women in Tech Lunch at Mix11 generates action
The first-ever LEGO Serious Play event at the WiT Mix11 luncheon hosted around 100 attendees, both...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 04/19/2011
Cloud Opportunities near you–Growth of Cloud Computing
If you live in the west coast in April you must note these cities MSDN Presents… Rob Bagby and Bruno...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/31/2011
Dave Nielson (CloudCamp) and SoCalDevGal on ‘Big Data’
I recently talked with Dave Nielson from CloudCamp on the topic of ‘Big Data’ on the Windows Azure...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/30/2011
A Teacher talks about Teaching Kids Programming
Enjoy this short video of Orange County, CA teacher Lisa Martin talking about her class of high...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/20/2011
Teaching Kids Programming–Video Training for Teachers
We’ve been making short videos on how to teach the parts of each recipe. Not all recipes are...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/16/2011
Twitter Data on SQL Azure
Here’s the deck from my presentation at ‘24 Hours of SQL Pass’. 24 Hours of SQL Pass - SQL Azure...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/16/2011
Windows Azure and SQL Azure Developer Tools
Here’s my deck from today’s presentation at the Cloud Intelligence Conference in Anaheim, CA –...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/15/2011
Is YouTube this Generation’s Teacher?
Llewellyn and I are quite interested in best practices around education in general (as we continue...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/11/2011
Code to Learn the Reactive Extensions (Rx) via Koans
Llewellyn and Bart got together to write the first pass at koans for Rx last night. We published the...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 03/01/2011
Update on Teaching Kids Programming
We are frequently asked, ‘Just what are you guys doing now?’ about our work Teaching Kids...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 02/24/2011
Twitter Data on SQL Azure Reporting–deck for 24Hours of SQLPass
Presentation scheduled for March 16 at 11pm PST. The complete virtual conference session list...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 02/23/2011
SharePoint 2010 Business Connectivity Services for Developers
Here’s my deck for SharePoint Saturday San Diego. I’ll be speaking on SPS BCS there this...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 02/23/2011
Teaching Kids Programming with SmallBasic video
We taught the first of our new, weekly events at the Microsoft office in Irvine, CA today. The...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 02/04/2011
Try out Windows Azure or SQL Azure FREE
No credit card, no hassle, 30 days – use this code DPWE01 Here’s the link – Enjoy!
Author: lynnlangit Date: 02/01/2011
SQL Azure for Developer–SoCalCodeCamp Presentation
Here’s the deck – enjoy! SQL Azure for SoCalCodCamp View more presentations from Lynn Langit.
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/28/2011
Developers and Educators–Working together to teach kids programming
I uploaded a deck (with recordings) on ways to engage the developer community to work with local...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/28/2011
CodeRetreat - Programmers Honing Their Craft Together
I participated in my first CodeRetreat in PHX recently. I had way more fun than I expected to and it...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/23/2011
A MacBook Air–for a Microsoft Evangelist
I bought a new laptop with my own money last week – the first time I’d purchased a laptop since I...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/17/2011
Trip Report: CloudCampLA
Last night I attended and spoke at the second (annual?) CloudCampLA unConference in Manhattan Beach,...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/12/2011
Read SoCalDevGal’s Newspaper–‘The Woman Who Tech Daily’
Finally, a neat way to use Twitter Lists! I created a ‘newspaper’ from my...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/07/2011
Teaching Teen-Aged Girls T-SQL
Yes, you read that right. Here’s what we use (and it works!) – “Query to find ‘hot’...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 01/06/2011
Microsoft Developer Tools–for Kids and Adults
Here’s the deck for my talk at University of California, Irvine next week – enjoy! Microsoft...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 12/29/2010
Holiday Makeover–Teaching Kids Programming
We are working on our website for TKP (Teaching Kids Programming) and YOU can help! How? ...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 12/21/2010
Teach a Kid to Code a Holiday Card
Happy holidays from my little volunteer group at www.TeachingKidsProgramming.org. To celebrate...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 12/12/2010
SQL Azure deck from ‘Day of Azure’
Here’s the deck Ike Ellis and I will be presenting on Dec 4 in San Diego for the community ‘Day of...
Author: lynnlangit Date: 12/03/2010
Girls in Tech LA–Tech Trends 2011
Here’s the video – enjoy! Watch live video from Tech Trends To Watch In 2011 on Justin.tv
Author: lynnlangit Date: 11/17/2010