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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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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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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ASP.NET 4.5 loves HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript- Matthew Osborn
- HTML5 and JavaScript, Visual Studio, ASP.NET
- TOOL-796T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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Whether you’re building a new Website using ASP.NET or maintaining an existing one, you’ll leave this talk ready use HTML5 & CSS3 on ASP.NET with Visual Studio. We’ll look at what HTML5 & CSS3 have to offer modern app developers and how you can use them with ASP.NET for rich Web apps both today... -
Understanding Connected Standby- Stephen Berard, Pat Stemen
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Power
- HW-456T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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In Windows 8, Microsoft introduces Connected Standby - a new power state that enables compatible PCs to be always reachable and up-to-date. This session will provide an overview of Connected Standby, including key user scenarios, system architecture and technical requirements. -
Fundamentals of Metro style apps: how and when your app will run- Ben Srour
- Metro style apps
- APP-409T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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As your customers move your app between the foreground and background, Windows manages your app’s usage of critical system resources. Come learn the fundamentals of Process Lifetime Management and how to structure your app to suspend and resume quickly, save app state properly, and behave consistently....
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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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Metro style apps using HTML5 from start to finish- Scott Dickens, Harris Syed
- Metro style apps, HTML5 and JavaScript
- APP-740T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Get started writing Metro style apps using your HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS skills today! Come dive into the specifics of this exciting platform and see how you can use your Web skills to build deeply-integrated Windows apps. You’ll discover how this mirrors or differs from traditional Web programming...
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Building data-driven HTML5 apps with WCF RIA Services- Asad Khan, Dinesh Kulkarni
- HTML5 and JavaScript, Data, WCF
- TOOL-800T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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Data-centric apps with rich user experience often require significant plumbing across multiple tiers. We simplify n-tier apps by bridging Web client technologies with services – using WCF RIA Services, rich JavaScript client cache, OData, jQuery and effective data binding to UI elements. We will cover... -
Introducing the Windows Store- Ted Dworkin
- Metro style apps, Windows Store
- APP-121T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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If you’ve got an idea for the next breakthrough app, come to this session to learn how to take that next app and create a business that runs at the scale of Windows. Get a sneak peak at the submission process and learn how the Windows Store has been designed for easy discoverability of your app. See...
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Create Metro style apps quickly with built-in controls- Paul Gusmorino, Sean Hume
- Metro style apps, UI Platform
- APP-211T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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Windows 8 introduces a new and ready-to-use set of user interface controls to help create beautiful Metro style apps quickly. Learn about these powerful and highly-flexible controls and how to use them to implement the common patterns that deliver great Windows 8 Metro style apps.
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