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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Power your app with Live services- Dare Obasanjo
- Metro style apps, Cloud, Roaming
- APP-784T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Windows 8 enables users to log into any device with a single Microsoft account and continuously interact with your app on all of their devices. Your customers will expect the ability to bring their documents, photos, videos, and contacts with them as they move between their devices. Come see how you...
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Building Metro style apps using JavaScript- Chris Tavares
- Metro style apps, HTML5 and JavaScript
- TOOL-527C
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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Come to this session to learn more about JavaScript, the language of Metro style apps using HTML, which provides the features you need to build real-world, full-featured Windows 8 apps. In this talk, you'll learn how to organize your code using the same coding standards we used to build Windows library... -
Connecting Bluetooth Low Energy devices to Windows- Alain Michaud, Ellick Sung
- OEM, IHV, Power, Wireless
- HW-254T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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Until now, low power wireless connectivity in PC’s has required using proprietary technologies that incur the cost and complexity of shipping an external dongle. Bluetooth LE enables these same low power scenarios using a standard Bluetooth radio and creates the opportunity to connect Windows with a... -
Being pragmatic by leveraging existing code in Metro style apps- Jason Olson
- Metro style apps
- PLAT-877T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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Does building a new Metro style app for Windows 8 mean you have to start from scratch? Absolutely not! Come learn how you can leverage existing code when developing Metro style apps for Windows 8. In this session, you will get an opportunity to learn directly from developers who have already benefitted... -
Windows Phone user experience design- Bryan Agnetta
- User Experience, Windows Phone
- APP-832T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Windows Phone pioneered the ‘Metro’ design language, the popular, iconic user interface paradigm used by thousands of apps to give end users a common basis from which to interact with their device. In this session, we’ll drill in depth on what ‘Metro’ is, and how to leverage its full power in your apps.... -
Ten Tips When Writing a Hybrid Language Metro style Application- Brent Rector
- Metro style apps, Windows Runtime, C++
- PLAT-876T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Many Windows Runtime APIs were designed during the course of Windows 8, and many lessons were learned during this process. Come learn what challenges the designers of the Windows Runtime APIs encountered, how they solved the problems and why they chose the selected resolutions. After this talk, you will... -
Building event-driven, long-running apps with Windows workflowThe apps of tomorrow require long running, asynchronous processes that can coordinate services, update data stores, and notify systems and people of outcomes. Windows Workflow Foundation (WF4) provides you with client and server side capabilities for building these apps. In this session we will cover... -
New techniques to develop low-latency network apps- Ed Briggs, Osman Ertugay, Ben Schultz
- Performance, Applications
- SAC-593T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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For performance-critical apps, every microsecond saved means money. Windows Server 8 makes it possible to increase throughput, handle higher message rates, reduce latency and jitter, and lower CPU usage, all with standard server hardware. The new Registered I/O (RIO) model in Windows 8 delivers a low-latency...
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Certifying hardware with the Windows Hardware Certification Kit- Craig Rowland
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Certification
- HW-659T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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The Windows Hardware Certification Kit (formerly the Windows Logo Kit) has a completely new design that will shorten learning curves for new users, and make experienced users more productive. It also has, for the first time, a complete automation interface which enables partners to execute end-to-end...
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Developer collaboration with Team Foundation Server 11- Jamie Cool
- Visual Studio
- TOOL-811T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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This session is all about developer collaboration in Visual Studio 11 and Team Foundation Server 11. We’ll cover integrated code review, the new “My Work” experience for managing your active tasks, and once you’re “in the zone” we’ll help you stay focused on the task at hand, no matter how much you’re...
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