In this talk, we will share 18 tips based on what we learned when building Hilo, a world-ready Windows Store app built using modern C++ and Windows XAML. Topics include C++ 11,…

TouchDevelop is a novel, touch-first IDE originally written as a Windows Phone 7 app using C# and XAML. TouchDevelop lets you create WP7, Win8 and Web-apps directly on your phone, tablet, or desktop.…

Learn all about the new component extensions to C++, that help target the Windows Runtime Library. Learn when to use WRL directly and when to use the components extension. This talk is for you…

Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) offers a wealth of features that enable developers and designers to build more and more amazing and complex apps. But with great power comes great…

In this talk we'll cover the basics of creating a Windows Store app experience using HTML and JavaScript, including the Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS). Topics will include how to leverage your…

Windows 8 is Windows reimagined. To that end, Microsoft developed five principles that drove the experience design decisions for Windows 8. This talk will describe each of these principles and how…

This talk will cover how to use C++ to target the new Windows Runtime surface. Beyond just learning how to write apps in C++, you will see how to create new libraries or reuse existing…

Windows 8 provides a rich set of core technologies that are vital to creating top-selling games. You will hear about the three programming languages for games (JavaScript, C#, C++), and the…

Windows Store apps provide new opportunities for enterprises to make line-of-business (LOB) apps that are complex yet user friendly, touch centric, fast, and fluid. Learn about LOB scenarios that are…

n this session, you learn more about the new standard features available in Internet Explorer 10, including grid layout, IndexedDB, and AppCache. We'll use simple code examples to see these features…

Windows Phone 8 dramatically expands the ways in which developers can build applications and games, by adding several new programming models, and also expanding the application model to support a…

Pre-keynote entertainment with Jordan Rudess

For decades, Microsoft has endeavored to create development platforms that meet the needs of the enterprise world. In Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone adds several new features that mean its more ready…

A fantastic new feature for developers in Windows Phone, is the ability to register your application to handle specific protocol schemes; this process will enable other applications to launch your…

The Windows Phone platform has always been about giving developers the ability to expose their apps to users in compelling contextually relevant ways. In WP8, we're adding the Wallet, a new…

Most people would agree that speech can be the ultimate input mechanism. Windows Phone demonstrated this: many of the first party experiences could be driven by speech in our first two releases. In…

C++ isn't only for games! There are a large number of scenarios where you may want to leverage it in developing for Windows Phone, particularly wherever you want to leverage code you've…

C++ isn't only for games! There are a large number of scenarios where you may want to leverage it in developing for Windows Phone, particularly wherever you want to leverage code you've…

You asked for it, and we are in the business of empowering our developers! Now you can build games leveraging the same C/C++ source you leverage to deliver games on other platforms. This…

Windows Phone 8 creates a new extensibility point in the form of the 'lens'; an application that plugs directly into the 1st party viewfinder experience. Eric will show you how lenses work, and how to…

Performance continues to be the holy grail that all developers seek to attain, no matter what platform you're on. Windows Phone performance expert Oren Nachman will spend this hour walking you through…

Some of the most compelling applications on the phone are those that leverage maps and location, and in Windows Phone 8, we've added the capability for developers to write applications that perform…

Microsoft has a long history of building ecosystems in which many partners can build thriving businesses; in this session Todd will talk in depth on what you can do to maximize the money earning…

Networking in Windows Phone 8 has taken dramatic leaps and bounds; developers can now access bluetooth and leverage NFC to build compelling new applications scenarios. Tim will talk about these in…

Stefan Wick is a Test Manager in Windows Phone working on our development platform, and has seen it all. He knows what common problems developers hit when building for Windows Phone better than almost…

In-App purchase is _the_ critical monetization mechanism for developers today on mobile devices, and in Windows Phone 8, we've added comprehensive support that open a new world of opportunity to…

Windows Phone has always been about building outstanding apps and games using XAML to design and execute on an outstanding UI layer that integrates tightly with the Windows Phone Design system. In…

You asked for it, and we are in the business of empowering our developers! Now you can build games leveraging the same C/C++ source you leverage to deliver games on other platforms. This…

Join us as we explore Nokia Music’s new app-to-app APIs. In this session we’ll explain the new app-to-app feature in Windows Phone 8, how to code for Nokia Music app-to-app APIs and show real-world…

Windows Phone 8 is built on the same shared core as Windows 8, and this means that developers have the opportunity to deliver applications to both, leveraging much of the same knowledge, tools, code,…

There is perhaps no developer feature that more signifies the unique interaction model of Windows Phone better than the Live Tile. In Windows Phone 8, we're making it easier for you to do more with…

Windows Phone 8 includes the powerful IE10 web browser, and its web browser control. This means that developers can leverage the full power of IE10 to deliver outstanding experiences, either hosted…

Windows Phone 8 is built on the same shared core as Windows 8, and this means that developers have the opportunity to deliver applications to both, leveraging much of the same knowledge, tools, code,…

Windows Phone 8 dramatically expands the ways in which developers can build applications and games, by adding several new programming models, and also expanding the application model to support a…

In this session, you will learn how the messaging capabilities of Windows Azure Service Bus can be used to interconnect services and apps running in the cloud and on-premises to create reliable,…

What’s new in Workflow? Where’s Workflow headed? Come learn about the Windows Workflow Foundation capabilities in .NET 4.5 and the new Workflow Manager 1.0, including support for SharePoint Server…

During the Build 2012 day 1 keynote Steve Ballmer, CEO, Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice president and chief evangelist, developer & platform evangelism and Kevin Gallo, director of program…

The Windows Runtime provides the foundation for building Windows Store apps. This panel includes experts from across the Windows Runtime technologies, who can help you build great apps for Windows 8.…

Learn how to build applications that leverage the power of the Failover Clustering features in Windows Server 2012 to deliver your application the highest levels of availability. This session will…

Learn how to create an app with versions for the Windows Store, Windows Phone, and other platforms, using the new Portable Class Libraries support in Visual Studio 2012 to share code between the…

Are you interested in learning how to efficiently store petabytes of data? Write a social app that scales to billions of users? Build messaging that scales in distributed applications? Build a Windows…

Unity Technologies supports desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms. Used by over 1.2 million developers and growing, Unity is one of the most popular middleware choices for game and app developers.…

As an iOS developer, you know how to write mobile, touch-centric, connected apps that appeal and delight consumers, so you are positioned to take advantage of this green field Windows Store market…

Windows Azure Web Sites is a simple and powerful hosting platform that allows developers to easily build and rapidly deploy web applications on Windows Azure using their favorite languages,…

We know that effective automated developer testing is a cornerstone of successful app development. In Visual Studio 2012, we have enabled developers to use modern, agile techniques for developing and…

Xbox SmartGlass is a cross-platform (Windows 8, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android) application that allows for easy connection to an Xbox 360 console, discovery of content, and control of the Xbox. This…

Learn how to launch your next big idea on Windows Azure with a shoestring budget. Through real-world examples and live coding you will see how composing your application with Windows Azure services…

Because you can write Windows Store apps with HTML and JavaScript, you can reuse your existing jQuery skills and code to build them. In this session, we’ll share our best tips and some pragmatic…

Remember the “good ‘ol days” when most developers developing data centric apps could take it for granted that they were going to use a relational database? Back then, the biggest question was, “What…

Come to learn how to build blazingly fast Cloud Services using new techniques and best practices. In this demo-loaded session, you’ll see how to put .Net 4.5, Windows Azure Caching, Windows Azure SDK,…

The CoreCLR is the cutting-edge virtual machine at the heart of the .NET in Windows Phone 8. In this session, we'll dive deep under the covers of the .NET runtime engine and discuss some of our key…

Windows Store apps provide new opportunities for enterprises to make line-of-business (LOB) apps that are complex yet user friendly, touch centric, fast, and fluid. Learn about LOB scenarios that are…

With the recent addition of HTML5 support, Visual Studio LightSwitch remains the easiest way to create modern line of business applications for the enterprise. In this demo-heavy session, see how to…

Join us for a session packed with live coding, as Josh Twist builds a Windows 8 application and brings it to life with the connected power of Windows Azure Mobile Services. We’ll look at how easy it…

Do you have questions about scheme handlers, opening byte streams, or merging multiple sources? Come talk to the experts and get the answers you need.

With the Windows Store you can publish your app in more than 200 markets, with a reach of over 4.5 billion people. To support that global reach, Windows 8 will ship with 109 languages and is designed…

We are currently experience an exciting shift for JavaScript developers. For the first time, the Node.js and WinRT platforms along with modern browsers enable developers to write end-to-end…

Come to this session to learn how to create Platform-as-a-Service style (PaaS) cloud services in Windows Azure. See how to have simplified application deployment and configuration, high availability…

The last few years have seen JavaScript evolve in many significant ways. The language itself saw it’s first changes in 10 years with the introduction of ECMAScript 5. The runtime is now significantly…

Analytics is an important part of creating a successful product. Understanding how consumers are using your app gives you the ability to make customer focused, data driven decisions. But it doesn't…

Build your app to support all input types from the ground up! Windows Store apps offer a new approach to user input, and this session will share key insights for developing your app to support a…

This panel discussion will provide insights from developers who have created rich media apps for Windows 8. Find out how these developers have used the media extensions to create robust apps that meet…

In this session we will discuss key aspects of using non-JVM languages in the Hadoop environment with Microsoft HDInsight. First, we will show how we can reach to a much broader set of developers by…

There are more exciting client platforms available to run your applications than ever before. Whether you are targeting your application at phones, tablets, or browsers virtually every great client…

One of the most challenging things developers face when unit testing their code is writing good tests that exercise only the parts they want to test. Dependencies outside your code are the number-one…

The Windows Runtime allows developers to build high performing apps using the language of their choice. It also allows for combining components written in different languages in the same app. In this…

Windows 8 enables developers to reimagine gaming experiences. The platform provides a wealth of popular games as well as game development technology and capabilities that are changing the gaming…

Mark Russinovich goes under the hood of Microsoft’s cloud OS, Windows Azure. Intended for developers who have already gotten their hands dirty with Windows Azure and understand its basic concepts,…

You can now use the power of SMB 3.0 for application storage. No longer needing to rely on direct attached storage, you can now seamlessly integrate your applications storage with SMB shares and take…

Websockets is introducing web developers to a whole new world of real-time programming but that isn’t the end of the story. SignalR gives ASP.NET developers the ability to build real-time web apps…

With Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 there have been a lot of improvements to make developer productivity & collaboration even easier. We will walk the gamut of those changes,…

To build great Windows Store apps with the Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS), it helps to start thinking about things like activation and Process Lifetime Management as early as app conception.…

Windows Azure enables developers to use a variety of workflows to automatically deploy code from the tools you’re already using, like TFS, CodePlex, and GitHub. This talk will focus on the various…

XAML list controls support a large number of scenarios and have advanced functionality. This presentation reviews the XAML list controls and the functionality that they provide out of the box. In…

In this session you'll learn how to build Windows Store games with HTML and JavaScript, using the Windows Runtime and the hardware sensors on the newest devices. Expect to see a lot of code and learn…

Active Directory enabled generations of developers to focus on their business applications features rather than worrying about identity management. Windows Azure Active Directory is Active Directory…

In this session, Anders will introduce TypeScript, a new language and toolset that makes it easier to write cross-platform, application-scale JavaScript. TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript…

Getting the right information needed to fix a bug in production is key to reducing the mean time to resolution (MTTR). One aspect of the DevOps movement is targeted squarely on decreasing the friction…

This session covers the ins and outs of building device apps. We'll talk about the new capabilities that make distributing your devices app easy. We'll also discuss the different components…

Everything about Windows 8 was designed with speed in mind, but it’s still easy to fall into common performance traps. This talk covers how to provide the best user experience possible in your…

Most Windows Store apps will be connected, using the network for some purpose. This talk addresses questions about connected apps that we’ve heard from you so far, and covers a set of tips and tricks…

With the Windows Store you can publish your app in more than 200 markets, with a reach of over 4.5 billion people. To support that global reach, Windows 8 will ship with 109 languages and is designed…

"Using Windows 8," as one commentator has written, "is like living in a house made out of Internet." The innovative Start screen of Windows 8 is alive with tiles that bring key…

In this 300 level session, we’ll go deep into the aspects of building Windows Desktop apps & experiences with Kinect. We’ll also dig into the October update of the Kinect for Windows SDK and…

With the deep SharePoint 2013 API set, coupled with the new app models for SharePoint and Office, the opportunity to build innovative end-to-end solutions that span cloud services and devices is just…

The ability to create long running, rich applications using JavaScript and HTML5 can bring with it the need to solve memory leaks or improve the performance of JavaScript. In this demo-heavy session…

All Windows 8 users have a SkyDrive account where they can store their personal content. Microsoft is making a big bet on SkyDrive through deep integration with Windows, Microsoft Office, and Windows…

Learn about tools and frameworks for developing Windows 8 apps that feature advanced media playback functionality such as streaming, DVR controls, advertising, and closed captioning. We focus heavily…

Now that you know about Windows Azure Mobile Services join us for this demo packed session to learn how to take your Windows Store and Windows Phone 8 apps to the next level. Learn how to extend your…

Millions of requests per day. Global coverage. Rapid feature deployments. Zero down time. These are the requirements of Windows Azure’s top customers. Using key Windows Azure features, such as…

.NET celebrated its ten year birthday earlier this year. In this talk, we’ll explore the technology and industry trends that have driven .NET’s evolution. We’ll cover support for new platforms,…

Learn to embrace the design principles of both Windows 8 and Windows Phone by taking full advantage of the rich feature sets offered by the XAML design tools in Visual Studio and Blend. Using these…

WPF is a great technology to use to build desktop apps for Windows. WPF 4.5, .NET 4.5, and Visual Studio 2012 include a number of targeted enhancements requested by our customers building…

Use media extensions to make your Windows Store apps great! In this session, delve into topics such as media sources, media sinks, effects, memory management, async processing, and handling streams to…

Transitioning your graphics code from Win32 or Direct3D9 to Windows 8 may seem scary, but it’s more straight forward than you might imagine. In this session, we’ll show you how to code and debug your…

Watch Josh take a Windows Phone 8 application and light it up with cloud services to handle data, authentication and push notifications - right before your eyes with Windows Azure Mobile Services.…

Millions of requests per day. Global coverage. Rapid feature deployments. Zero down time. These are the requirements of Windows Azure’s top customers. Using key Windows Azure features, such as…

Learn from a developers perspective how to use Windows Azure Virtual Machines to run your workload in the cloud. You will see how to automate virtual machines with the service management API and with…

Office and SharePoint 2013 introduce a new app model that brings the best of web development to Office and SharePoint. Come see the low friction 0 to 60 experience we’ve built to onboard developers to…

The ability to create long running, rich applications using JavaScript and HTML5 can bring with it the need to solve memory leaks or improve the performance of JavaScript. In this demo-heavy session…

Software development continues to make great advances and so does Visual Studio. Come learn about the trends impacting software development and how you can take advantage of them with Visual Studio…

Windows Store apps are intended to be stateful, meaning that the user receives them with meaningful content already in place, even on first launch, across sessions, and across devices. Taking the…

Come explore how Windows 8 enables you to build great reading experiences in HTML and XAML. Learn how to better acquire your data, and how to store and access your data to provide a great offline…

In this talk we'll cover the basics of creating a Windows Store app experience using XAML combined with C#, Visual Basic, or C++ code-behind. Topics will include how to integrate Windows 8…

In this session we will provide an overview of the latest release of Windows Azure Media Services. With this set of video services built on top of Windows Azure, you can create and deliver rich media…

Engaging with rich media—whether watching a movie, video chatting, or playing music—is one of the most prevalent and enjoyable things users do on their PCs. We cover design considerations for…

Visual Studio 2012 brings the most significant set of improvements for developing graphics-intensive apps in over a decade. Whether you are just getting started with 2D/3D games or you’ve been…

Kinect for Windows enables all kinds of new apps & experiences. In this session we will cover our Human Interface Guidelines, interaction & use scenarios, and will discuss best practices for…

Join Mark Russinovich for a tour of the features that make up the Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks offerings, which collectively make up Windows Azure’s Infrastructure as a Service…

Microsoft’s application lifecycle management tooling is all about enabling teams to deliver great software. In this demo-packed session, learn how to engage early and often with your project’s…

You've probably heard about the radical gains in JavaScript performance in the latest crop of Internet browsers. In this talk, we'll discuss the key insights and optimizations implemented in browser…

The introduction of Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8 provides developers with new challenges and unique opportunities. Learn how you can prepare your website for the best experience in Windows 8,…

Windows Store apps provide enormous flexibility for developers to craft dynamic, interactive apps that customers will love. However, there are some key "gotchas" that developers can avoid…

Come learn how to design great reading experiences for Windows 8. This session will cover key design elements for news, magazine, and book apps. We will step through the recommended user experience…

Learn how to leverage the new capabilities of WMI to build applications which generate events that can be used to monitor their behavior in real-time and (b) analyze the history of that behavior to…

Windows Azure is a flexible and open cloud platform for a wide variety of applications ranging from web sites to enterprise and mobile applications. In this session Scott Guthrie will demonstrate how…

The natural interaction movement is gaining momentum. But why stop at “natural”? Spurred by advances in sensing and display technologies, we envision 3D, mixed and augmented reality interfaces that go…

The Web community has come a long way in pushing for solid cross-browser standards support and it's incredibly important that as developers we focus on leveraging these standards in a responsible and…

There are some great shopping apps currently in the Windows Store. These apps can take advantage of Windows platform features such as sharing, search, live tiles, and location, to provide unique and…

You've written a great Windows Store app for Windows 8 and you want to make the most of it. In this session, you learn how to integrate the Windows Store APIs for trial-conversion, feature…

Among all the choices that Windows 8 offers for developing Windows Store apps, only DirectX and C++ give you the “down-to-the-metal“ performance and flexibility available on modern tablets and…

App contracts are agreements between Windows 8 and your Windows Store app. They enable you to integrate your app with other apps, with devices, and with the operating system. For example, the Share…

Cross-device gameplay provides publishers with a unique opportunity to reach and delight players on any device, at any time, wherever they are. This type of gameplay experience is going to be a…

Learn how to development and deploy Dynamic Access Control extensions to further tailor and refine who can access information and to audit who has accessed information.

In part 2 of this 2 part series, we will take a deeper dive into apps for Office and SharePoint. This session will focus on authentication scenarios, user experience guidance and general best…

In this presentation, we will introduce you to Casablanca, a Microsoft incubation effort to explore how to best support C++ developers who need to take advantage of the radical shift in…

Not only do shopping apps have commerce-based transactions at their heart, they have great content that users care about. Learn about best practices for managing search results from large web based…

Xbox Live on Windows 8 provides a rich and robust set of APIs that enable game developers to accelerate the integration of Xbox services. This session is for developers who want to understand how…

Learn to embrace the design principles of both Windows 8 and Windows Phone by taking full advantage of the rich feature sets offered by the XAML design tools in Visual Studio and Blend. Using these…

Are you planning to submit an app to the Windows Store? Did you already submit an app, but still have some open questions? In this session, you'll learn more about the end-to-end process to publish an…

You want to make it easy for people to use your app and ensure that the user experience is outstanding. During this session, we'll show you how to evaluate your app based on Microsoft design style and…

Develop solutions that flow with your customers business - starting with individuals and information workers on their phones, desks or virtual offices, moving into conference rooms, brainstorm areas,…

Project Austin is a show-case for C++ apps, and has caught fire in the press. It really captures the essence of the power of writing Windows 8 Apps in C++. The Visual C++ team…

Never tried Entity Framework before? Or long term Entity Framework developer? Come learn how Entity Framework 5 makes it very simple to keep both your code and database in sync as you make changes…

In part 1 of this 2 part series, you will learn about the techniques used to build apps for Office and SharePoint. We will discuss the architecture and anatomy for apps for Office and SharePoint, the…

Embrace the Windows 8 design principles by taking full advantage of the rich feature sets offered by both Blend and Visual Studio. Learn how to start from scratch and have a fully functioning (and…

Learn how to build great shopping apps for Windows 8. You can draw users into your app, with live tiles and notifications for things like deals and sale items. Your content shines in your app without…

Learn how to leverage the power of Windows Server 2012 RemoteFX to deliver your application on any Windows device - including RT, Surface, clients and mobile platforms. Developing your solutions to…

Windows 8 enables users to sign in to any device by using a single Microsoft account and continuously interact with apps across all their Windows 8 devices. Come see how you can provide your users…

After shipping ASP.NET 4.5, we were already hard at work on the next version. Come learn about some of the awesome new features coming in our next release. We will show how to write Facebook apps, how…

Whether you’re building a new Website using ASP.NET or maintaining an existing one, you’ll leave this talk ready to use HTML5 & CSS3 on ASP.NET with Visual Studio. We’ll look at what HTML5 &…

This talk will give an update on recent progress and near-future directions for C++, both at Microsoft and across the industry, with some announcements of interest in both areas. The speaker…

Mapping services have changed the way app developers pivot data, moving from tabular to spatially referenced visualizations. In this session we show you the new Windows Store Apps Map Controls and…

In this session, we will answer some of the questions you may have as you plan your development of Windows Store line-of-business (LOB) apps. What are your options for accessing and storing data, both…

An introduction and best practices for monetizing your Windows 8 app with advertising.

Easy Asynchrony with C#: No More Callbacks! The Windows Runtime and .NET Framework 4.5 rely heavily on an asynchronous programming model to ensure the responsiveness of client apps and scalability of…

This session provides a walkthrough of how to create a JavaScript app using the ListView. We'll focus on aesthetics and function, finding ways to make your app beautiful and professional. We'll cover…

This is a Q&A session on Windows Store device apps. Windows Store device apps allow you to showcase your devices and provide a differentiated experience. This talk provides a brief introduction to…

Embrace the Windows 8 design principles by taking full advantage of the rich feature sets offered by both Blend and Visual Studio. Learn how to start from scratch and have a fully functioning (and…

One day we woke up and things were different. Maybe it happened overnight, maybe it took many years. Suddenly the ASP.NET Web Stack is open source, hosted using Git on CodePlex and taking pull…

Building high-quality code is essential, particularly once the application is deployed in production. DevOps is about making change safe through automation and bridging the gap between operators and…

Graphics grab our attention, keep us engaged, and bring apps to life more than anything else! Windows 8 supports the most modern graphics development technologies, such as HTML5, XAML, and Direct3D…

If you attend this talk, you will learn about the latest and greatest C++ performance features. All hardware being produced by Intel, ARM and AMD is now mulit-core with each core supporting a…

Watch the Build 2012 day 2 keynote as Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server & Tools Business, speaks to thousands of developers about Windows taking developers across devices and into the…

Creating high performance web apps is crucial for every web developer. Learn directly from the Internet Explorer Performance team about what actually drives performance across the web and how you can…

This session provides an end-to-end overview of the platform for Windows Store apps and the tools used to develop them.

Discover how you can use Windows 8 to get players addicted to your game. Engage your players from the Windows 8 Start Screen with live tiles and notifications . Grow your community of players by…

Office and SharePoint 2013 offer a lot of exciting new opportunities for the developer. This session will provide an overview of the new developer features for Office and SharePoint including apps,…

Continuous services are rapidly emerging as essential ingredients of the portfolios of packaged software development and IT organizations. Continuous services enable organizations to extend the reach…

In this session, you learn more about the new standard features available in Internet Explorer 10, including grid layout, IndexedDB, and AppCache. We'll use simple code examples to see these features…