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Building Metro Apps with Windows 8

When: Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Where: ECPI College of Technology, Greensboro
from 6:30 p.m.- 7 p.m. for Meet and Greet with Small Bites and Festive Sweets for Everyone! Enjoy the Christmas festivities and the TDG Networking in Lab A,
and 7:00 p.m. - 8:15+ p.m. for the Presentation in ECPI Room 113

ECPI College of Techology at 7802 Airport Center Drive, Greensboro NC 27409-9048
Phone: 336-665-1400.

Sponsor: TBD

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Overview

Dinner: We would like to invite you to attend the Triad Developer Guild Meeting.
We will have a meet and greet followed by a Presentation on Building Metro Apps With Windows 8 featuring:

  • Jim Duffy -- Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft MVP, Raleigh

We hope that you can attend and please feel free to invite any other developers in the Triad as we hope to have a huge turnout!

The Presentation Format:

  1. Dinner: 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. in Lab A
  2. Presentation: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
  3. Wrap Up: 8:30 p.m.+
  4. Give-aways

Abstract

At the Microsoft Build event in September 2011, Microsoft unveiled the future development direction for Windows 8 and its plans for entry into the tablet market with its new Metro apps. There were a couple pieces of very good news that came out of the conference.

  • One is that Microsoft has a very compelling entry in the table market.
  • The second is that developers are going to be able to leverage their existing .NET skills to develop Metro apps since they can be built with either XAML & C#/VB.NET/C++ or with HTML5 & Javascript. Make no mistake though, Windows 8 introduces plenty of changes for developers.

With the introduction of new touch-enabled Metro applications, developers will be creating applications based on the new WinRT (Windows Runtime) instead of building them on top of .NET and the CLR as is currently being done.

In this session we will step through the process of creating a new Metro app and discuss the pros and cons of the different techniques for doing so. I imagine you have plenty of questions like what does this paradigm shift really mean for me? Will my current skills be useful? How about existing code, will it still run? Attend this session to learn the answers to these questions and bring along any others you may have.

Please feel free to bring a friend, or more. Come prepared to ask questions, and have lively discussion

About the Speaker

Jim Duffy is founder and president of TakeNote Technologies, an award-winning training, consulting, and software development company specializing in .NET software developer training and helping clients create business solutions with Microsoft enterprise technologies. Jim's expertise is with .NET technologies, ASP.NET, SQL Server and Visual FoxPro-to-.NET conversions. He has a BS degree in Computer and Information Systems and over 25 years of programming and training experience. He is an energetic trainer, skilled developer, and has been published in leading developer-oriented publications. Jim is a Microsoft Regional Director, a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider, and is an entertaining and popular speaker at regional user groups and international developer conferences. You can find additional information about Jim, TakeNote Technologies, links to his blog, consulting information, and software development services at www.takenote.com.

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Meeting Information

Mission: To educate and promote software development technologies and best practices within the Piedmont Triad and surrounding areas of North Carolina. Anyone from the professional developer to the aspiring programmer is cordially invited to join in on our free learning experience!

The group meets on the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at :

         

ECPI College of Technology in Greensboro
7802 Airport Center Drive,
Greensboro NC 27409-9048
Directions to ECPI College of Technology.

Refreshments are provided, and we often have great items to give away as well.

If you have any questions or comments regarding our group, please visit the Contact Us page.

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  1. How do I join your group? 
    Register here on the web site to get our meeting announcements and informational emails. Then, come to our monthly meetings. No fee, no mess, no fuss. Just information, learning, great networking, and free pizza & drinks.

  2. When is the next meeting?
    Our main meeting is almost always held on the second Tuesday of the month. Sometimes due to holidays or other circumstances, we move it to another night but that is very rare. Check the home page of the web site for details.

  3. How do I receive the meeting announcements?
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  4. How do I sponsor a meeting?
    Contact one of the Council Members (found on the "Contact Us " page) and they will fill you in on sponsorship details.

  

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