Code on the Strip

Visual Studio Live! is hitting the open road on the ultimate code trip to help you navigate the .NET Highway.

Our first stop is Las Vegas, situated fittingly near Historic Route 66. Developers, software architects, engineers, and designers will cruise onto the Strip for five days of unbiased and cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform. Explore hot topics like Visual Studio 2013, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Cross-Platform Mobile, Data Management, HTML5, and so much more.

Code with .NET gurus, test-drive ideas with industry experts, and get top-of-the-line advice from Microsoft insiders in workshops, 60+ sessions and fun networking events – all designed to make you better at your job.






BONUS CONTENT: Modern Apps Live! will be a part of Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas at no additional charge. This unique conference has a single focus: building a modern app from start to finish.

Code on the Strip — register before February 25 and receive $300 off your registration!


Source:
http://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2015/Home.aspx

Games: The Army Game Studio’s Virtual Training Environment

Becoming a software developer for the “America’s Army” video game at the U.S. Army Game Studio was an unlikely career choice for Matt Roberts, who was not a “big gamer” growing up. But after serving as a soldier in the Army, Roberts was drawn to this career as a way to empower others.




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“I was looking around for what I could do and found that I wanted to keep helping soldiers to do their jobs. Simulations training in virtual environments was a great opportunity to do that,” Roberts said.

Roberts served in the Army as a combat medic, and after a tour in Iraq, he attended a graduate program at Southern Methodist University which led him to his current position as a software developer at the Army Game Studio.


Source:
http://science.dodlive.mil/2015/01/20/the-army-game-studios-virtual-training-environment/

5 less-known Variants of Ubuntu

Ubuntu, the world's most popular free OS acts as a bridge to Linux for most of the Windows users. It has probably made tons of Windows lovers fall in love with Linux and change their perception about Linux. Almost all Linux users are aware of Ubuntu and have used it at one point or the other. We have heard about lots of Linux distributions but there are various others those claim to be the variants of Ubuntu.







Here is a collection of few of them:

Download Ubuntu Kylin here : http://www.ubuntukylin.com/downloads/

Download Ubuntu CE here : http://www.ubuntuce.com/download.htm

Download Ubuntu Studio here : http://ubuntustudio.org/download/

Download Ubuntu DesktopPack here : http://ualinux.com/en/download

Download Ubuntu GNOME here: http://ubuntugnome.org/download/

Source:
http://www.coolcoder.in/2014/02/5-less-known-variants-of-ubuntu.html