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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Anatomy of HTML5 sites and Metro style apps using HTML5Begin the journey of building beautiful, connected, and fast sites and apps for Windows 8 by learning the basics of a Metro style app using HTML5. If you've played with angle brackets and CSS but don’t regularly write client-side JavaScript, this session is the place to start.
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Windows 8 kernel debugging: New protocols and certification requirements- Joe Ballantyne, Tanya Radeva
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Debugging, Certification, Pre-Recorded
- HW-98P
- Trident
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This session will discuss a new set of capabilities and tools in Windows 8 that simplify PC and device debugging for IHVs and OEMs. Through this session, you will also learn how to meet the debugging requirements for Windows Certification.
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Building responsive apps and sites with HTML5 web workersThe new Web Workers API enables developers to execute JavaScript in the background concurrently with executing apps. This will improve the responsiveness of apps and will increase the amount of computation that a web app may perform. Learn how to take advantage of the Web Workers API to improve the performance... -
Capturing and analyzing performance traces- Michael Milirud
- Performance, OEM, Pre-Recorded
- HW-922P
- Memphis
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This video provides an overview of how to capture performance traces quickly and easily and how to analyze them.
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Introduction to the new WPA user interface- Michael Milirud
- Performance, OEM, Pre-Recorded
- HW-926P
- Memphis
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This video provides an overview of the new Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) user interface. -
Touch firmware development: Talking HID to WindowsThis session will provide in-depth information to IHV firmware and driver developers on the new digitizer interface architecture in Windows 8. Through this session, you will learn how to use the HID protocol to make touch devices work well with Windows 8, ensure performance and accuracy, and determine... -
NDIS Driver Testing and Certification (Part I, II, & III)- AJ - Aniruddha Jahagirdar, Michael Nanakul
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers, Certification, Pre-Recorded
- HW-667P
- Cascade
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Windows 8 has updated the NDIS test and certification program to improve driver quality. This session will cover the NDISTest integration in Windows Kits, new requirements for certifying Ethernet devices, and leveraging NDISTest to debug a variety of NDIS drivers. -
Programming SVG and canvas graphics in a Metro style app based on HTML5As part of HTML5, SVG and canvas represent two different approaches to incorporating rich vector graphics in a website or Metro style app. This session introduces the programming techniques used for each of these and compares those techniques. It also drills down into the best uses for each technology...
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Improving battery life and energy efficiencyOffering long battery life is important for all mobile devices. This video will demonstrate how the Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) has made it easy to consistently measure battery life, as well as identify and fix energy efficiency issues. Through this video session, you will also learn how to configure... -
Understanding Push Button ResetThis session will provide an opportunity discuss how the new Push Button Reset feature in Windows 8 enables users to reset their PCs to a prior configuration (which may be the factory configuration) while keeping data and customizations intact.
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