Windows 8
Get Rich with the Windows Store
Did you know that the number of Windows users is greater than the number of iPhone and Android users together? Take advantage of this opportunity to sell your applications to this enormous install … more
Level: Session
Speaker: Jennifer Marsman
Topics: Windows 8
Getting Started with Windows 8 Development
Windows 8 is Windows re-imagined! Join this session to learn about the new platform for building Metro style applications. Get an understanding of the platform design tenets, the programming language … more
Level: Session
Speaker: Jennifer Marsman
Topics: Windows 8
JumpStart: XAML
Interested in Windows 8, Windows Phone 7 or WPF but don't quite understand XAML? In this hour-long jumpstart session, you'll get the 10 thousand foot view of XAML and get the foundation you need to … more
Level: Session
Speaker: Michael Eaton
Topics: Silverlight, Windows 8, Windows Phone, WPF
XAML Styles and Templates: Make Your Apps Shine!
You're a developer, not a designer, but with no designer on the team, it's your job to make your WPF or Silverlight application look good. With a little effort and an understanding of styles and … more
Level: Session
Speaker: Michael Eaton
Topics: Silverlight, Windows 8, Windows Phone, WPF
Sharing is Caring: Code Reuse in XAML Applications
This session will explore tips, tricks and best practices on code sharing between Silverlight, Phone7 and Metro applications. Some topics that will be covered include: Abstracting services and … more
Level: Session
Speaker: Ian Lackey
Topics: Silverlight, Windows 8, Windows Phone, WPF
Create a Metro Style Geospatial Application Using Windows 8, HTML5, and JavaScript
Windows 8 offers a solid foundation for building your next spatial application. The WinRT sensor API permits easy access to location and device orientation data. HTML5 + JavaScript provides … more
Level: Session
Speaker: Jason Follas
Topics: JavaScript, Web, Windows 8
C++/CX and WinRt: Just Enough C++ to Get By On
Learn just enough modern C++ so that when you look at a WinRT example that uses C++/CX, you aren’t the left scratching your head. more
Level: Session
Speaker: Michael Price
Windows 8 Pre-Compiler
Windows 8 with Metro-style applications offers one of the biggest opportunities for developers in a long time. Windows 7 is currently licensed on over 450 million devices. Now imagine the … more
Level: Pre-compiler
Speaker: Jennifer Marsman