HTML5 / JavaScript -- Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers

HTML5 / JavaScript

HTML5 is an industry-wide phenomenon. Its influence extends not just to the Web but to every major mobile platform, and even to Windows 8. Along with JavaScript and jQuery, HTML5 skills are becoming indispensable to developing in almost any vendor environment and on every device form factor. The Visual Studio Live! Chicago HTML5 / JavaScript track helps you get up to speed on this important technology area with sessions focusing on:

jQuery
TypeScript
Touch-enabled web development
Web Sockets

T02 jQuery Fundamentals Tuesday May 14 9:15AM - 10:30AM

Robert Boedigheimer, Principal Systems Developer, Schwans Shared Services, LLC

The session will review how to use the library for very useful features while avoiding browser inconsistencies, and making AJAX calls to the server. Several plug-ins will be demonstrated which provide stunning client experiences with as little as one (1) line of code! Learn how JQuery greatly simplifies client side development. more

T06 Hate JavaScript? Try TypeScript Tuesday May 14 10:45AM - 12:00PM

Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

This session will discuss some of the tooling advancements in Visual Studio 2012 related to JavaScript development. more

T10 Tips for Building Multi-Touch Enabled Web Sites Tuesday May 14 1:30PM - 2:45PM

Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

This session will define these new capabilities and provide some tips and tricks on how to use them effectively in your web applications. more

T14 Beyond Hello World: A Practical Introduction to Node.js Tuesday May 14 3:00PM - 4:15PM

Rick Garibay, Senior Software Development Manager, Amazon.com

In this talk, we'll look at why Node.js is the perfect framework for building a fast, slick little URL shortening service that is easy to maintain and scales really well on the web. We'll look at a few persistence options as well as benchmarks and who knows, we might just write the next killer URL shortening service! more

T18 Build Speedy Azure Applications with HTML5 and Web Sockets Today Tuesday May 14 4:45PM - 6:00PM

Rick Garibay, Senior Software Development Manager, Amazon.com

Come learn how Microsoft is leading the innovation behind this exciting capability with an interactive presentation covering Microsoft's implementation of the HTML5 WebSockets API and how you can provide the performance and functionality required to deliver great user experiences with HTML5, ASP.NET, WCF, Node.js and Windows Azure today. more

W07 Working with Client-Side HTML5 Storage Technologies Wednesday May 15 10:45AM - 12:00PM

Gil Fink, Senior Architect, Sela

In this session we will deep dive into the new storage options that HTML5 brings and how to use them. The session will discuss Web Storage, IndexedDB and AppCache APIs. more