Windows 8 / WinRT -- Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers

Windows 8 / WinRT

Adoption of Windows 8 and the Windows Runtime (WinRT) is underway. Are you ready to build apps for this new platform? Modern Windows Store apps take advantage of key Windows 8 features such as Live Tiles, the Charms bar, and push notifications. They are almost certainly integrated with cloud and social services, providing users with experiences that were previously prohibitively difficult to implement. Perhaps more important, these apps run on tablets, ultrabooks, laptops, and desktops so they are available to users almost everywhere. Apps for WinRT can be written with HTML and JavaScript, or XAML and C#/VB .NET, among other options. At Visual Studio Live! Redmond, you’ll learn to build modern Windows Store apps, and understand the finer points of WinRT and related cloud services. This track includes coverage of the following:

Microsoft Design Language and Windows 8 app design
WinRT development using XAML/.NET and HTML5/WinJS
Migrating apps from WPF and Silverlight to WinRT

MW01 Workshop: Build an Application in a Day on Windows 8 Monday August 19 8:00am - 12:00pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn what you need to know to create a working application. more

MW01 Workshop: Build an Application in a Day on Windows 8 Continued Monday August 19 2:30pm - 6:00pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn what you need to know to create a working application more

MW03 Workshop: UX Design Bootcamp for Developers and Analysts Monday August 19 8:00am - 12:00pm

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

This workshop is not technology specific and is useful to development teams working with any modern user interface technology stack. more

MW03 Workshop: UX Design Bootcamp for Developers and Analysts Continued Monday August 19 2:30pm - 6:00pm

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

This workshop is not technology specific and is useful to development teams working with any modern user interface technology stack. more

T01 Interaction and Navigation Patterns in Windows 8 Applications Tuesday August 20 9:45am - 11:00am

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

You'll walk out with a lot of new options for designing your own modern user experience. more

T05 Building Windows 8 Line of Business Apps Tuesday August 20 9:45am - 11:00am

Robert Green, Technical Evangelist, Developer Experience and Evangelism (DX), Microsoft

In this session, you'll explore how to build Windows 8 Line of Business apps using existing data and services. more

T06 Introduction to the WinRT API Tuesday August 20 11:15am - 12:30pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

In this session we'll conver what's available for you to use in Windows 8 applications, including storage, search, metadata and more! more

T10 Working with Data in Windows Store Apps Tuesday August 20 11:15am - 12:30pm

Robert Green, Technical Evangelist, Developer Experience and Evangelism (DX), Microsoft

This session focuses on these design decisions and takes a look at several data storage options, including local and remote files, IndexedDB, SQLite, WCF and OData, Azure and Azure Mobile Services. more

T11 A Primer in Windows 8 Development with WinJS Tuesday August 20 2:30pm - 3:45pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

In this session, you will learn how to write applications for Windows 8 using WinJS. more

T16 Getting Beyond the Datagrid in Windows 8 Tuesday August 20 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

Learn some advanced data template techniques that you probably didn't know existed. more

T20 Windows Store Application Contracts and Extensibility Tuesday August 20 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

In this session, we will explore Windows Store Application contracts and see how they can be used in any app to provide a seamless, integrated experience for users. more

W01 Expression Blend 5 for Developers Design your XAML or HTML5\CSS3 UI Faster Wednesday August 21 9:15am - 10:30am

Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

This session will demonstrate the new capabilities included in Expression Blend 5 for designing your XAML or HTML5\CSS3 UI Faster! more

W06 Using your Favorite JavaScript Frameworks when Developing Windows Store Apps Wednesday August 21 10:45am - 12:00pm

Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

In this session, you will lean how to use JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery and Knockout along with HTML and JavaScript to develop Windows Store apps! more

W08 Display Maps in Windows Phone 8 Wednesday August 21 10:45am - 12:00pm

Al Pascual , Software Developer , Esri

Learn how to create and display a map consuming information from different sources in Windows Phone 8. more

W11 Migrating from WPF or Silverlight to WinRT Wednesday August 21 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

In this session you will learn how to migrate WPF and Silverlight apps to WinRT. more

W16 Sharing Code Between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Apps Wednesday August 21 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

In this session, you will learn the various techniques to optimize the use of Portable Class Libraries and maximize the code that is shared between a sample Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 application. more

TH01 Windows Azure Mobile Services: Backend for Your Windows 8, iOS, and Android Apps Thursday August 22 8:00am - 9:15am

Sasha Goldshtein, CTO, SELA Group

In this session, well build a backend for a Windows 8 app, an iOS app, and an Android app - all accessing the same data store and server-side triggers! more

TH06 Win8 + Cloud Services Thursday August 22 9:30am - 10:45am

Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

Learn how to use key Azure features from Windows 8 (WinRT) applications. more

TH11 Demystifying LOB Deployments in Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Thursday August 22 11:00am - 12:15pm

Tony Champion, President, Champion DS

In this session you will learn everything you need to know to make an informed decision on deployment strategies for Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone applications. more

TH15 Building Great Windows Store Apps with XAML and C# Thursday August 22 11:00am - 12:15pm

Pete Brown , XAML and Gadget Guy, Microsoft

In this session, we'll sling code and XAML, combined with practical information on how to build feature rich, high performing, and high quality apps for the Windows store. more

TH16 Deep Dive into the Windows 8 Background APIs Thursday August 22 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Tony Champion, President, Champion DS

This session will do a deep dive into APIs and demonstrate the differences, effectiveness and limitations of each. more

TH21 Windows 8 Apps with MVVM, HTML J/S, and Web API (An eCommerce Story) Thursday August 22 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

This session offers a complete end-to-end walk-through of the re-imagining of an eCommerce application into a Windows Store app using the new Modern UI concepts. more