Visual Studio 2022 Preview available for both Windows and Mac

  

Yes. It is available. 

Go here and download: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

The Visual Studio for both Windows 64-bit and Mac are available for preview presently.

20th anniversay Visual Studio Event - Congratulations

In a matter within the week, Visual Studio 2017 will be released (March 7). I cannot help but recollecting the journey, I had with Visual Studio.

I started using Visual since the day 1 it appeared. Actually I was attracted by the Visual IDE even earlier with Visual Basic, Visual InterDev (the precursor for Visual Studio) and all the other Visual programs from Microsoft.

I also used Visual InterDev for some projects at WorldCom. Neither Visual InterDev nor I had anything whatever to do with whatever happened to WorldCom (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-class-scandal-at-worldcom/).

I was teaching out of work folks during the bubble period who were eager to acquire Web related technology that can access back-end databases. They loved it all, although Visual InterDev had a long way to go.

Later on I had a lot to read up on Visual Studio for the five books I wrote from (2007 to 2012). They are all displayed on my blogs. They really helped me to write as the software was available free. In order to get a free copy, distributed in one of the Microsoft events in Long Island, NY I traveled from Princeton to Long Island and did an overnight stay.

Wish you a very happy birthday Visual Studio and many more birthdays to come.
I have blogged extensively on Visual Studio about all versions in four of my blogs. Review the following:

Hodentek (11 years):235 Posts
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/search?q=visual+Studio

HodentekHelp (10 years): 50 posts
http://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/search?q=visual+Studio

HodentekMobile(9 Years):30 posts
http://hodentekmobile.blogspot.com/search?q=visual+studio

HodentekMSSS (8 years): 49 posts
http://hodentekmsss.blogspot.com/search?q=visual+studio

Hands-on training event in Honolulu: SQL Server Reporting Services 2012

This hands-on course will provide you with the ability to create cutting edge reports using Microsoft's latest reporting services product, SQL Server 2012.

The course is offered by the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training(PACTT): http://pcatt.hawaii.edu/home

Report writing is one of the most important IT related jobs in an enterprise. This course is for you if you would like to master report writing/authoring using SQL Server Reporting Services. The course begins with a presentation of essential technical background, after which you will work through guided hands-on exercises.
At the end of the course you will have gained:

• A solid understanding of how to interact with SQL Servers
• Knowledge and experience installing and configuring reporting Services
• A working knowledge of using Report Builder to author reports and deploy them to report server
• A working knowledge of Report Manager's ability to carry out administrative tasks related to all aspects of reports; creating shared data sources, folder and folder hierarchies on the report server, and report models; managing security and subscriptions; and configuring data driven subscriptions
• An understanding of how to embed report viewer controls in windows and web projects.

Venue: Honolulu Community College Honolulu Community College
874 Dillingham Blvd Honolulu, HI 96817-4598
Phone: (808) 845-9211
Official Website: honolulu.hawaii.edu/

Section 1 - Mar 22 - Apr  28, 2016; TTh; 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm; 12 mtgs

I will be using my latest book on SQL Server Reporting Services for this course:

More here:http://hodentekmsss.blogspot.com/2014/11/things-you-learrn-hands-on-in-my-book.html

Hands-on Learning Event in Honolulu 2: SQL Server Reporting Services 2012

The class is forming and is expected to start in August 2015. Please register at the PCATT.ORG site.

SQL Server 2012 Express or Developer Edition will be used. The emphasis is on Native Mode operation of the Reporting Services.

For details you can also write to:
Hodentek@live.com with course name in the Subject line.

Here are Reporting Services books published by the instructor:

 

 

You can buy these and many other computer and programming related books here:

https://www.packtpub.com/books/info/authors/jayaram-krishnaswamy

Another SQL Express on the horizon

It is Denali CTP3 Express from none other than Microsoft. A lightweight edition of Denali CTP3 which will eventually be released as SQL Server 2011 Express (I guess) like the other express editions of this great software. This is a 'made for web developers and asp.net developers" edition and make sure you download and enjoy working with it.
From the MSDN link here, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh230763.aspx you can download Denali CTP3 Express edition which takes you to https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/pd/SQLDENEXPPRE/enus/ where you can make your choices as to version and language. Of course you need to register. The options are the same and one of the choices includes the tools as well.

The top features from the MSDN site are copied over here:

• Same database engine as other versions of SQL Server.
• Supports 10 GB of storage per database.
• Backup and restore with ease.
• Compatible with all editions of SQL Server and SQL Azure.
• Designed to work with Visual Studio and ASP.NET.
• Available with a graphical management tool.
• Offers reporting capabilities, full-text search, and spatial support.
What else do you need to test drive exccept the will?