Pack Your Bags Devs, It's Camping Season!

22nd January 2015 // View as Webpage // Is this email a forward? Join us! Subscribe here. The start of the New Year also means the start of the new Azure DevCamp season. We have a bunch of events coming up in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, in February and March. What is an Azure DevCamp? Our Azure DevCamps are usually 1-day, instructor-led, hands-on training events. A typical schedule involves presentations and demonstrations followed by hands-on instructions for attendees to follow and learn. Why attend? If you’re a developer or developer manager and you want to get up to speed with the latest Azure technologies then the DevCamps provide a great opportunity to do so. The presentations and demos give you an overview of the offerings, while the hands-on labs give you a chance to try out some scenarios using free Azure passes that we provide. How much to attend? Nothing. Nada. Zip. Our Azure DevCamps are free events, and we’ll even shout you lunch if you come along! What's scheduled? This round of Azure DevCamps will cover an overview of the platform and then drill into a few interesting topics, including Websites, Database and Storage options, Mobile Services, Identity, customer case studies, and more. Sign me up! Check the “Events” section below, and upcoming MSDN flash newsletters for the next few DevCamps and links to register. If you have a colleague who is interested in attending an Azure DevCamp they can sign up to receive this MSDN Flash by subscribing at the following URL: https://aka.ms/msdnnz. Microsoft Virtual Academy & Lunchtime Meetups These event dates don't work for you? Maybe we’re unable to hold a local event in your city? If that’s the case, we have you covered! You can check out similar content online at the Microsoft Virtual Academy. Also, check out the Azure Lunchtime Meetups that run every month hosted by community and Microsoft members: Auckland: www.meetup.com/Auckland-Azure-Lunchtime-Meetup/ Wellington: www.meetup.com/Wellington-Azure-Lunchtime-Meetup/ Thiago Almeida Technical Evangelist Microsoft New Zealand Rudy Huyn Brings Apps to the People. A self-proclaimed "Windows Phone Addict" whose apps have been downloaded more than 16 million times, Rudy Huyn is one of the platform's most prolific developers. Making It Better: ASP.NET 5 Updates in Visual Studio 2015 CTP 5. It's been about two months since the release of the first beta of ASP.NET 5, and Microsoft Developer Network is happy to announce that ASP.NET 5 Beta2 is available. For developers using Visual Studio, you'll find great new tools to support and enhance your development process. Know it. Prove it. The Know it. Prove it. challenge is a month-long learning binge to accelerate your skills on the tech topic of your choice. Join the community, commit to the challenge, share your progress, and make February the month you perfect your tech chops. Build 2015 Registration Opening. Build 2015 is Microsoft's premier developer conference held in San Francisco, California from 29th April - 1st May. Registration opens on Thursday, 22nd January. Follow \@BLDWN for more updates! Announcing TypeScript 1.4. The Microsoft Developer Network is happy to announce TypeScript 1.4. With TypeScript 1.4, they've built new features that help you work with more JavaScript patterns, create richer typings, and use new ES6 features. You can try these out as part of Visual Studio 2015 CTP5, Visual Studio 2013, NPM and as source. Have a Windows app project on the side? Show it off! Share it with the rest of the community in the Kiwi Windows Apps Facebook group or send us an email to nzdev\@outlook.com. Microsoft MVP ComCamp 10th February (AKL) It's back! The annual Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Community Camp is presenting Microsoft's reinvention based on it's new vision, 'Mobile-first, Cloud-first'. The MVP ComCamp is more lecture-styled for decision makers with a training level of ~100, whereas the Microsoft Azure/Cloud Camp is for technical individuals with hands-on training at a ~300 level. Microsoft Azure/Cloud Camp 10th February (AKL), 12th February (WEL), 13th February (CHCH) At this DevCamp you will learn about some of the best features and services of Microsoft Azure and how to move a variety of apps to the cloud. Register now to get your seat and learn what's new. Successful developers are always upgrading their skills. Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) offers online Microsoft training delivered by experts. Watch videos, download PowerPoint slides and test yourself as you learn at absolutely no cost. If you want to learn something different, head over to MVA here! Here are the courses your Microsoft Technical Evangelists recommend this week: C++/DirectX Game Dev: Animations & Advanced Game AI. Hooked on C++/DirectX game development? It's a steep learning curve, but it's so worth it! Roll up your sleeves, and join experts in this live event as they explore the wow factor! Introduction to AngularJS. Web Devs, roll up your sleeves for even more coding fun! Back by popular demand, experts Stacy Mulcahy and Christopher Harrison show you how to leverage the built-in functionality of AngularJS in your workflow. Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions. Are you preparing for Exam 70-532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions? Want to build robust and resilient cloud applications? Take your web development skills and go beyond the essentials, in this practical and informative training. © 2015 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use ::: Trademarks Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn more, please read our online Privacy Statement. 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