When: Wednesday 20th January 2010, doors open 6:00pm, meeting starts 6:30pm
Where: UWE (University of the West of England), Frenchay, Bristol (see FAQ for directions and a map) - Room 2d67 (in D block)
What: Xamlathon Live '10, an evening of Blend and Xaml with Blend Ninja Warrior Josh Twist (our words, not his)
Who: Josh Twist, Application Development Consultant at Microsoft UK
Why: Because earlier this year Josh delivered one of the highest scoring sessions in the history of this group and he's back with a session that responds to everyone who asked for more Blend and more Xaml. This is really one meeting you shouldn't miss.
How do I sign up for this meeting: Log in to the site, go to the Meetings page and on the top right hand side you will see a box "Register For A Meeting". Select the month in the drop down and then click on the Register link.
Abstract:
In this session Josh will share a number of techniques to get developers started with Expression Blend including sharing some secrets about creating interesting UI controls. Also, he’ll share some of his favourite tips for Blend and describe his perspective of when to Blend and when to Xaml. We’ll also take a look at some of the new features of Blend 3 whilst creating an interesting new UI.
Bio:
Josh is an Application Development Consultant with Microsoft in the UK and works with a variety of customers, from small ISVs to large Enterprises. The Development Consultant role requires skills in all areas of the Microsoft Application Platform from architectural consulting and .NET development to debugging and performance tuning. Josh has recently been focussing on WPF and Silverlight and has acted as an advisor to Microsoft's Patterns and Practices group on both versions of their Composite Application Guidance.