Level: Introductory

Philip Japikse

Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP

Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

In this session, Philip will teach you what you need to know to get started writing applications for Windows 8 using WinJS.

WinJS combines the ubiquitousness of Windows with the popularity of JavaScript and HTML5. In this session, Philip will teach you what you need to know to get started writing applications for Windows 8 using WinJS. He'll show you how to effectively combine Visual Studio 2012 and Expression Blend 5 to speed your development. Come in knowing nothing, leave writing code!

You will learn:

• The essential parts if WinJS
• How to combine Expression Blend with Visual Studio to rapidly develop WinJS applications
• How to leverage your existing JavaScript and HTML knowledge to write application for over 600 million Windows users