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BorCon 2003 is almost here! This year I have two presentations and I have also written two additional papers for the conference CD.

My sessions are

3126: Reflection in Delphi for the Microsoft .NET Framework
Type: Regular Session. Level: Intermediate.
RTTI has a new cousin in the .NET world: Reflection. In this session, learn how to explore and use assemblies, types, attributes, and more dynamically at runtime.
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with Delphi, C++Builder, or Kylix.
3162a Tuesday, November 4, 2003 — 2:00pm – 3:15pm
Room: A3/A6
3162b Wednesday, November 5, 2003 — 11:00am – 12:15pm
Room: J3

3176 Threading in Delphi and Microsoft .NET Framework
Type: Regular Session. Level: Intermediate.
In this session, discover additional threading options available in the Microsoft.NET Framework and Delphi. Topics covered include thread-pooling, how TThread maps to .NET threads, and synchronizing techniques using .NET IPCs.
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with Delphi, C++Builder, or Kylix.
3176 Wednesday, November 5, 2003 — 1:30pm – 2:45pm
Room: J3

On the conference CD, my papers are:

Linux for Windows Developers
This paper introduces the Linux operating system and its architecture to Windows developers. Several key concepts and various tips and tricks for porting existing applications to the Linux operating system will be covered.

Writing Distributed .NET Applications
Before .NET, writing distributed applications was very difficult and required many different steps. While Delphi certainly provided useful tools for helping with these aspects of distributed applications, they still were cumbersome to install, configure, write and debug. Using Delphi for .NET and the Remoting namespace, this paper will demonstrate the power and ease of writing distributed applications — the .NET way.

If you are going to BorCon check out one of my sessions, or hunt me down and say hello. If you’re having trouble finding me, stop by the PILLAR booth in the exhibit hall and see if I’m there. Even if I’m not in the booth, someone there might know where to find me.

After the conference I will publish a couple of my papers. Look for the links on my Publications page. Leave a comment if you want to vote on what papers you to want see.

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