BUILDing a bright future
Today, Steven Sinofsky and Julie Larson-Green announced that we’ll be starting a dialog with developers about the next generation of Windows, internally codenamed “Windows 8". We’re very excited to invite you to be a part of the conversation at BUILD, our new developer conference taking place September 13-16 in Anaheim, California. Registration is now open at buildwindows.com.
BUILD is the event for developers who want a front row seat at the industry’s first deep dive on Windows 8. It is where the full spectrum of developers - from startups and entrepreneurs to those who work for the world’s biggest enterprises – will come together to get a deeper understanding of Microsoft’s roadmap. At BUILD, Microsoft will show off the new app model that enables the creation of web-connected and services-powered apps that have access to the full power of the PC.
The conference name, BUILD, reflects a call to action for the more than one hundred million developers driving the pace of technology: build experiences with the next version of Windows that will transform the computing experience for billions of people across the globe. Follow us on Twitter for more information over the coming months.
Today, everyone can be a developer; the most tech-savvy generation we’ve ever seen is fueling demand for new tools and technologies. Many of the developers building web sites and apps that make an impact have no formal education in computer science or engineering. BUILD will be a gateway to new opportunity for all developers.
The professional developer community continues to be a vital part of the Microsoft ecosystem. We value the longstanding and deep relationship with this group and will continue to engage with this important audience in a way that best meets its needs. For these developers, BUILD connects Microsoft’s past to Microsoft’s future.
Please join us in Anaheim in September for a future we can all BUILD together.
Namaste!
Comments
Anonymous
June 01, 2011
Hi, Is this the PDC renamed?Anonymous
June 02, 2011
Luciano: No, it's not the PDC renamed. It’s a an event that takes a broader view of a developer community that now extends far beyond the realm of the “pro developer”. Pro devs will always be key center of gravity for where innovation is happening, but most would agree that it’s no longer the only place, and that’s the key point here. For Microsoft, the PDC and the professional developer have historically been the cornerstones of our platform evangelism efforts, but we’re taking an increasingly expansive view of the dev community, given that we’re in a world where now basically anyone can be a developer. Polita Paulus MicrosoftAnonymous
June 02, 2011
Will we have to wait until BUILD for further details on writing immersive Windows 8 applications? Sinofsky's mention of HTML5+JS has a lot of .NET (and presumably native) developers spooked. It is one thing to offer HTML5+JS as a new method of writing Windows applications, but I really hope WPF/Silverlight is treated as a first-class citizen in the new UI. With the fantastic dev tools available for .NET (and native code) and the horror story that is web development, why the big focus on HTML5+JS? Please don't let factional wars between WinDiv and DevDiv ruin the development story for Windows 8.Anonymous
June 03, 2011
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June 05, 2011
I can’t see anyone developing an app that only works on Windows 8 until there are more Windows 8 systems in use than Vista/Windows 7 combined. So any new app model must also work on the current platforms. You could have windows phone apps being able to be “up sold” on Windows 8, but that would mean SilverLight not HMTL. I see the move to abandon the commit windows developers that have learnt WPF and Silverlight and instead to try to target HTML/jscript developers (that often hate Microsoft) as very odd.Anonymous
June 06, 2011
Microsoft is a joke of a company. After creating the state-of-the-art Silverlight/WPF platform, the company dumps it all, and decides to chase the latest JS toy app fad.Anonymous
June 06, 2011
Soma or someone else at Microsoft please man up and declare clearly whats going on here? A few months ago you guys had fire starter events for Silverlight and your fellow colleagues ScottGu, Tim and John Papa convinced people Silverlight is part of the future. Now we have angry developers and confusion all over the world. Please read this: news.cnet.com/.../microsoft-speak-up-about-silverlight-in-windows-8Anonymous
June 06, 2011
What about non web connected apps that are in use in industrial, military, and general purpose devices? PDC use to cover this and since hardware is added to this conference would not standalone device development be covered (running windows 8 embedded etc)?Anonymous
June 09, 2011
It'll be pretty dim, if not bleak, if what comes out of is it that we are supposed to write real business apps in jscript. After ~20 years of writing apps for Windows and a few championing, learning, investing in Silverlight, this isn't the story I'm hoping to hear.Anonymous
June 09, 2011
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June 11, 2011
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June 11, 2011
www.i-programmer.info/.../2591-dumping-net-microsofts-madness.html This author nailed it down perfectly. This is exactly what is running in the Microsoft developer community's minds all over the world. You guys shoud be more responsible in your acts at the big events. Javascript is the worst possible thing to bet your future on. How could anyone even think about going back to Javascript after advances like Silverlight and .NET?! Google and Apple are enjoying every bit of this.Anonymous
June 13, 2011
Sam, Thanks for posting the article. here everyone was bashing me about the way Microsoft handled the VFP and Visual Basic end of life now it is doing the same to you guys and you are surprised, need I ask why ? The best part of the article was the predicted end of .NET. I called that one right, Microsoft development is a joke. It is sort of like Blinq - blink and it is no longer supported.Anonymous
June 15, 2011
I'm with @daniel_weisel on this and I'm sure hoping we're right. :-)Anonymous
June 15, 2011
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June 15, 2011
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June 27, 2011
We are all waiting for BUILD :), too sad I'm in europe :(Anonymous
July 13, 2011
Why was the twitter feed shut down and the news section of the BUILD conference page removed? is there something going on behind the scenes that could torpedo the whole event?Anonymous
July 14, 2011
Sam, The content in the news section had lost it's "freshness", but Build is very much on for September :-) Hope to see you there. Tim O'Brien MicrosoftAnonymous
July 25, 2011
Its July 25th and there is no sessions or agenda information. Get it together. Want attendees? Needs to be budget rationale. You are giving us nothing but promises [vague ones] only. Good luck. Seeya next year. Maybe.Anonymous
August 09, 2011
preconference day (Monday) is cancelled. It will be interesting to see the agenda, now that the main conference is sold out.Anonymous
September 09, 2011
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