MIX is a gathering of developers, designers, UX experts and business professionals creating the most innovative and profitable consumer sites on the web. Sessions range from technical, code-based topics to expert advice on content strategy, usability and design.
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Dynamic Layout and Transitions for Microsoft Silverlight 4 with Microsoft Expression BlendLearn to create applications that change layout and visual appearance using smooth, dynamic and visually rich transitions without writing code. Come see new features in Expression Blend that raise the bar, making it even easier to create amazing applications that will delight users. -
Deep Dive into Orchard Extensibility for CMS DevelopersOrchard is a new open source platform in Microsoft ASP.NET that you can use to build applications. We take a deep dive together into the architecture of an Orchard CMS application. We discover how content types can get composed from extremely extensible parts, and see how parts then get composed into... -
Building a High Performance 3D Game for Windows PhoneThis session will detail how to use XNA to develop 3D games for Windows Phone, with a special eye towards the special characteristics of Windows Phone application platform. Special attention will be placed on optimizing high-performance managed code games for the platform, to help you squeeze out every... -
Windows Phone Application Platform ArchitectureWindows Phone 7 Series represents a significant change from the past. The entire stack, starting with the operating system, user experience, and the application platform have been engineered to build a new class of phone that users will just love. This session will go under the covers and describe how... -
Advanced Web Debugging with FiddlerLearn how teams around Microsoft and ISVs around the world use the Fiddler Web Debugger to find bugs, troubleshoot performance problems, and uncover security vulnerabilities in web applications. We explore the best add-ons for Fiddler, and demonstrate how to use JavaScript and Microsoft .NET languages... -
The Microsoft Silverlight Analytics FrameworkCome hear about the Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework, which is a new extensible framework for integrating web analytics into Silverlight applications. See how it addresses the challenge of tracking out-of-browser and offline application and supporting multiple analytics services simultaneously.... -
Microsoft Silverlight 4 Business ApplicationsSilverlight 4 makes building line of business applications easier than ever. Continuing the overview of Silverlight 4, this session focuses on new business-oriented features including importing/exporting data, printing, data visualization, WCF RIA Services and design-time enhancements in Visual Studio... -
HTML5: Cross-Browser Best PracticesCreating complex sites that work well across browsers is a constant challenge for developers. See how Internet Explorer 9 makes it easier to create Web sites using interoperable HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We'll show best practices you can use today to target a broad range of browsers. -
Building Windows Phone Applications with Silverlight, Part 2Together with part 1, these sessions give an overview of the functionality for Silverlight applications that is unique to the Windows Phone application platform. Part 2 will cover the new application model, updated control templates, themes, and services available to applications, including new Windows... -
Touch in Public: Multi-touch Interaction Design for Kiosks and Architectural ExperiencesMulti-touch capabilities in Windows 7 have a vast array of possible applications. However, the design considerations for creating desktop applications that utilize these capabilities are somewhat different than designing for multi-touch applications in public installations, such as kiosks and architectural...
