When: Tuesday 5th October 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 2q49
What: Developing for Windows Phone 7
Who: Mike Ormond, Microsoft Developer Evangelist focusing on the Windows Phone 7.
Why: Because whether you're actually developing for the Windows Phone 7 or developing for the competition you need to know what's good and what's bad in Microsoft's flagship mobile technology.
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 we’ll take a look at the Windows Phone 7 platform and developer ecosystem. What capabilities does the platform offer? What’s unique about Windows Phone 7? How do I write applications? What tools do I have at my disposal? How do I test and debug applications? How do I distribute my apps? Along the way we’ll create a simple Silverlight application to demonstrate some of the capabilities and features.
Bio:
Mike gained a BSc(Hons) in Information Engineering from the University of Strathclyde before moving “down south” many years ago. After working as a civil servant for a while, Mike joined Mars Electronics where he worked on automated payment systems. In 1996 he joined Mercury Interactive before heading over to Microsoft in 1997 to work in their developer support organisation.
In 2003 he joined the Developer and Platform Group as a Developer Evangelist. Since then he’s travelled the length and breadth of the land talking about Microsoft’s platform and developer tools. Currently Mike’s interests include ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight and developing solutions with Open XML. When he’s not working, Mike likes to potter in his allotment and listen to Radio 4 on the wireless.