Windows 8 developer workshop and hackathon, Friday, June 7

[matt.ha...@microsoft.com]

 

JS Admirers,

 

Microsoft is putting on a Windows 8 workshop and hackathon on Friday, June 7.  JavaScript is one of the 3 fully supported languages for writing Windows 8 apps.  In fact, apps which come with Windows 8 such as the News, Finance, Sports, and Travel apps were written with JavaScript.  I thought some of you might be interested in learning how to take your JS skills, write apps, and make money.  Details below.

 

It's OK if you don't have Windows 8.  We'll show you how to run a free evaluation edition inside a virtual machine.  It'll contain everything you need to build an app.

 

Register here: http://aka.ms/appfactorpdx

 

One of the presenters, Jeremy Foster, is the author of CSS for Windows 8 App Development from Apress.

 

Windows 8 "App Factor" Workshop and Hackathon

Friday, June 7

10 AM - 6 PM

 

Microsoft

1414 NW Northrup Street

Suite 900 Portland Oregon 97209

 

On Friday, June 7, Microsoft's Jeremy Foster and Matt Harrington, joined by community presenters TBD, will present a full day of content about how to build a Windows 8 application:

• Windows Ecosystem Opportunity
• Windows Development Overview for .NET Devs (Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8)
• Developing Windows Store Apps with VS2012 and JavaScript/HTML5
• Visual Studio 2012 Application Templates (C# and JavaScript)
• Creating Games with Scirra Construct2
• Creating Games with YoYo GameMaker
• Creating Games with Unity
• Application Starter Kits
• Creating Cross-Platform Apps with Xamarin
• Backending your Application with the Cloud (Azure Mobile Services)
• Advertising and Monetization Best Practices
• Best Practices for Creating Re-usable .NET Code
• Store Setup and Submission

You'll then work on your app either alone or on a team you form, and present it 2 weeks later in an online virtual hackathon on Saturday, June 22. Prizes include Surface RTs, Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, and Jawbone Jamboxes. Hackathon details will be announced at the June 7 event.

 

Space is limited, register here: http://aka.ms/appfactorpdx.

 

Matt