BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.
Hear how the UI was designed to work seamlessly with a diversity of devices and form factors. Go behind the scenes and learn all about the new app model that allows you to create powerful new apps. All while retaining the ability to use your existing apps. Web-connected and web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript have access to the power of the PC. Touch-optimized browsing, with the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences with the web. BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows.
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Metro style apps using XAML: what you need to know- Joe Stegman
- Metro style apps, XAML
- APP-737T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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If you are experienced with .NET or C++ and are already familiar with XAML, come learn everything you need to know to create a Metro style app for Windows 8. This session will cover updates to familiar features including basic controls, styling, and data-binding, and explore concepts that are...
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Delivering a secure and fast boot experience with UEFIUnified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode and Secure Boot are critically important to creating a more secure platform. This session will discuss the benefits of UEFI, including key features of Windows 8 that depend on UEFI, such as BitLocker and Seamless Boot. This session also will cover technical...
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A lap around Visual Studio 11 Express for Metro style apps using C++- Vikas Bhatia, Joanna Mason
- Metro style apps, Visual Studio, C++
- TOOL-479T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Windows 8 comes with a brand new Metro style app experience where native developers and designers can work in parallel. Ones in behavioral aspects and the others in UI. This talk offers an end-to-end view of the developer experience for this kind of app, from the solution creation to the marketplace...
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Using the Windows Runtime from JavaScript- Luke Hoban
- Metro style apps, HTML5 and JavaScript, Windows Runtime
- TOOL-533T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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Metro style apps using JavaScript allow developers to combine the powerful and vibrant Web platform with the rich capabilities of Windows, to build exciting apps for Windows 8. JavaScript developers building Metro style apps have access to not just all of the Web platform, but also hundreds of Windows... -
Introduction to Windows Azure: the cloud operating system- Mark Russinovich
- Windows Azure
- SAC-852F
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Come join Mark Russinovich for an overview of Microsoft’s new cloud OS. Assuming no prior knowledge of Windows Azure, this session will start by explaining the Windows Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) app philosophy and how it differs from that of traditional server apps. Then, demonstrating key concepts... -
Inside Windows Azure: the cloud operating system- Mark Russinovich
- Scalability, Elasticity, Windows Azure
- SAC-853T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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Mark Russinovich goes under the hood of Microsoft’s new cloud OS . Intended for developers that have already gotten their hands dirty with Windows Azure and understand its basic concepts, this session gives an inside look at the architectural design of Windows Azure’s compute platform. You’ll learn...
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Building apps with Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Azure- Josh Twist, Jurgen Willis
- Scalability, Elasticity, Windows Azure, .NET Framework, Workflow
- SAC-867T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Windows Workflow Foundation shipped with .NET 4 and is a great way to build extensible apps, model long-running processes and orchestrate services. In this session, we’ll look at the options available to leverage Workflow Foundation in Windows Azure, starting with the capabilities on offer today, before... -
Under the covers with C++ for Metro style apps- Deon Brewis
- Metro style apps, C++
- TOOL-690C
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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In this talk, you'll go deep into the new C++ for Windows Runtime, meet with some of the developers on the compiler teams that designed the language extension for C++, and open the lid to see the wiring the compiler provides. We’ll discuss the new C++ for Metro style apps, including... -
Windows Server 8- Max Herrmann, Bill Laing, Mike Neil, Manlio Vecchiet
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Hyper-V
- SAC-973F
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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This session will introduce the next release of Windows Server, code-named Windows Server “8”. We will talk about the engineering investments we have done in this release along with their benefits. We will also point out opportunities for developers and hardware partners to expand on the new capabilities...
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Async made simple in Windows 8, with C# and Visual Basic- Mads Torgersen, Alex Turner
- Visual Studio
- TOOL-810T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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The new Windows Runtime is adopting a heavily asynchronous programming model to ensure the responsiveness of Windows 8 client apps. This makes it more critical than ever to have great support for asynchronous programming in your programming language. Come learn about the async language innovations coming...
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