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Item 0767932 94/01/07 09:57
From: DARREN_SMITH@NEXT.COM@INTERNET# Internet Gateway II
Subject: NEXTSTEP Developer Conference just 2 1/2 weeks away
For a brochure or information about specific sessions, please
contact DCI at (800) 767-2336. Reference Priority Customer Number:
AWCER00
______________________________________________________
THE
SUBJECT
IS
OBJECTS
NEXTSTEP East Coast Developer Conference Sheraton Washington,
Washington D.C. January 24 - 26, 1994
The first annual NEXTSTEP East Coast Developer Conference is your
opportunity to experience object-oriented computing with NEXTSTEP,
the product that Byte magazine has called the most respected piece
of software on the planet.
The Conference spans three days combining two full days of technical
sessions with one day of NEXTSTEP Tutorials. Designed for software
developers, information systems management, systems integrators,
VAR's, and independent software vendors, this is the premier East
Coast event to learn more about object-oriented technology and the
development of mission-critical custom applications with NEXTSTEP.
This East Coast event is a natural complement to the West Coast
Developer Conference, to be held concurrently with NeXTWORLD Expo
in June. If objects are in your future, you won't want to miss this
important event. We look forward to seeing you.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Steve Jobs
Chairman and CEO NeXT Computer, Inc.
Steve Jobs will demonstrate how object-oriented NEXTSTEP can
revolutionize the development of mission-critical custom applications
today.
Paul Strassmann
Former Director of Defense Information U.S. Government
Paul Strassmann discusses the current transition of software
creation, from a hand-crafted art form to a product assembled out
of standard components.
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
The Conferences four tracks focus on both business and technical
aspects of NEXTSTEP application development. Each track provides
a different perspective on understanding and working with NEXTSTEP.
Take a closer look at object kits and distributed objects. Or follow
the track designed specifically to give managers an overview of
the technical services and development opportunities offered with
NEXTSTEP. Another track focuses on hardware platforms, system
administration and configuration issues for the systems engineer.
To benefit most from the breadth of topics offered at the Conference,
we encourage you to review and attend sessions from several tracks.
The mid-day break is reserved for informal Birds-of-a-Feather
sessions about topics of special interest to developers or to visit
with a variety of NEXTSTEP partners showcasing their products and
solutions. Developers may reserve a time slot to conduct a
Birds-of-a-Feather session of their choice by sending e-mail to
bof@next.com with information about the topic and moderator.
GENERAL SESSIONS
The general sessions are in-depth looks at broad, important
programming topics debugging and performance tuning. These will be
opportunities to learn skills that will immediately affect your
development efforts and your results.
The Zen of Debugging
Julie Zelenski, Lecturer, Stanford University
and Developer Support Engineer, NeXT Computer, Inc.
This session was clearly the most popular and talked-about session
from the 1993 Developer Conference. Julie shares her bag of tricks
and hints for debugging in the NEXTSTEP development environment.
This is the place to come to fill out your repertoire of debugging
methods. Useful and little used features of GDB are exposed, an
example of how to inspect the stack frame is shown, and a rundown
of the runtime system is made, along with discussions of many other
topics. You will definitely learn new techniques in this challenging
and extremely informative session.
Getting More Speed Out of Your Application
Trey Matteson, Manager, Application Kit Group NeXT Computer, Inc.
This session discusses a wide range of methods for measuring and
improving the performance of your application. Topics include memory
allocation strategies, code reordering, Window Server memory usage,
drawing speed, reducing launch times, and implications of NEXTSTEP's
expanding hardware base.
NEXTSTEP TUTORIALS
The Conference opens with a day of optional tutorials to help
attendees prepare for the Conference sessions. Attendees new to
NEXTSTEP will want to take the one day introduction to the user
and developer systems, covered in the NEXTSTEP Immersion track.
Others who have already done some NEXTSTEP development might be
interested in learning more about a different area of the system.
Sessions in the second track, NEXTSTEP Developer, provide a chance
to get a head start on two popular subjects Object-Oriented Design
and the Database Kit. All tutorials are instructed by NeXT Training
staff and are in lecture format.
HANDS-ON WITH NEXTSTEP
If you're new to NEXTSTEP, this is your chance to learn the basics.
You can sign up to spend some time with an expert on the subject
of your choice. Visit NeXT's hospitality suite and meet with NeXT's
training staff who will provide instruction (one-on-one) for both
end users and developers. User tutorials are scheduled throughout
the two days of the Conference to introduce new users to NEXTSTEP
and to provide guidance on navigating the workspace, working with
applications, and using NEXTSTEP features. Developer tutorials
provide two learning opportunities: hands-on instruction in boot
camp issues as well as one-on-one time with a NeXT expert on specific
development topics.
NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER BUNDLE
For just $995, Conference attendees are eligible to purchase a
special developer bundle including:
- NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 User (for Intel) and Developer products
- One single-user license of Borland's InterBase SQL database
server.
- DBKit InterBase Adapter.
This is a $5,000 savings. Limited to one per Conference attendee,
must be present to receive bundle.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
To Register: (Please reference Priority Customer Number AWCER00)
Call 800-767-2336 24 hours a day (U.S. and Canada only)
For International Registration Call 508/470-3880
DCI
204 Andover Street
Andover, MA 01810
Conference Registration Fee (4076) $595
Conference Registration Fee with Product Bundle (4076N) $1,590
(plus shipping and handling)
Product Bundle price includes Conference registration plus NEXTSTEP
Release 3.2 User and Developer products, Borland's InterBase SQL
database server, and the DBKit Adapter for InterBase, a $5,000
savings!
Tutorial Registration Fee January 24, 1994
$200 per Tutorial
$300 per Tutorial (non-conference attendees)
CONFERENCE HOURS
Monday, January 24 9:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Tuesday, January 25 9:00a.m.- 6:00p.m.
Wednesday, January 26 9:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
Hope to see you there!
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