"Windows 8 App Day" pasākums 21.februārī

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Windows 8 is the next version of Windows that is used by more than 60 million people already and soon it will pass OS X and Android user base in Latvia. Attend the big App Day, to learn about modern app development and design on the Windows Platform. Our speakers are all ready to share learnings and best practices with lots of demos. Make yourself ready to cook up your next great app!

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Agenda

08:45 Registration & Coffee

09:15 Opening – Tautvydas Dagys, Microsoft

09:30 Platform for building Windows Store Apps

You’ll get an overview of the new platform for building modern style applications. Get an understanding of the platform design tenets, the programming language choices, and the integration points with the operating system and across Windows Store apps. You will walk away with the resources to begin writing modern applications for Windows 8.

10:30 Coffee break

10:45 Microsoft Design principles and UI – Gusts Linkevics, Dotnet.lv

Windows UI style design has a set of five guiding principles to help you make the best choices when designing your app. These principles are the foundation for building great Windows Store apps. Consider these principles as you plan your app, and always ensure your design and development choices live up to these principles which this session will help provide context.

11:45 Building Windows Store Apps with XAML or HTML – Skype

This session will cover updates to familiar features and explore concepts that are new for Windows 8 developers who have .NET background but also give overview for web programmers, when building apps in plain JavaScript and HTML5.

12:45 Lunch break

13:30 How Contracts in Windows 8 Help You Build a Killer

Contracts are agreements between Windows and your modern app that allow you to integrate Windows 8 features into your app. For example, Windows 8 lets users share content from one application to another by using the Share contract. In this session, you’ll learn how contracts work and how to implement the built-in contracts such as Search, Share, Settings, and Play To.

14:30 Live Tiles, Notifications, and Azure Mobile Services – Peter Dwersteg, Microsoft

Start Screen Tiles are part of what define your Windows Store App. Learn about techniques you can use to bring your App’s Tile to life, including Secondary Tiles, Live Tiles, and Notifications. Also, discover the ease of setting up powerful backend services for your App with Azure Mobile Services.

15:30 Coffee break

15:45 The Windows Store and Monetizing your App – Peter Dwersteg, Microsoft

The Windows Store is designed to be transparent, developer-first, and represents an opportunity of unprecedented size for Developers. Learn about the multitude of different ways to make money off of your Windows Store App, as well as a dive into how to navigate the App certification process.

16.45 The End, final Q&A

Register now and find out more about the speakers: Registration

See you soon 🙂

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