- Tech*Ed 2008 Developer Recap
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Other than Bumpy (and late) flights in and out of Orlando, Tech*Ed 2008 Developer was a fantastic experience for me.
While I have been to at least 4 Tech*Ed Events in the past 7 years, this one was special because we had a huge Mobility Focus at this Event.
We had a device bar showing off 23 of the newest Windows Mobile 6.1 phones and ruggedized devices plus we had a surprise showing of the new HTC Touch Diamond. We had demo stations where our expert staff could take developers on deep dives of Silverlight for Mobile, the Mobile Line of Business Accelerator 2008, and Visual Studio 2008 for Devices.
The overall developer enragement for us was much higher that the MEDC Events we have been used to in the past. It was really exciting to see so many developers coming up to take a sneak peak at some of the very cool Silverlight for mobile early prototypes that we were showing at the Booth. And Loke as usual did a fantastic job with the 2 sessions he delivered around Silverlight for mobile.
In addition to the few Applications we had Shown and MIX08 earlier this year (Weatherbug and MixR) we also had a proof of concept (POC) Silverlight for mobile app for John L. Scott Real Estate developed by Microsoft partner, Dr. Neil Roodyn, with the assistance of Loke Uei Tan from the Windows Mobile group.
Next Stop is @ PDC 2008. I'll be there. Will you ?
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Amit Chopra
- Next Week @ TechEd 2008 Developer
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If anyone our blog readers are planning to be at TechEd Developer, please drop by at our Product Booths (Visual Studio and Silverlight) to say Hello ! (and of course you can also ask questions :-) )
Amit Chopra
- Another Cool Silverlight App running on Mobile
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Yesterday at the Advertising Leadership Forum we showed an App Running on Silverlight for Mobile. It's call Fight The flavor based on the Rocks game done by Vertigo.
Check out the small video posted by Jeremy Cath on this site.
This was done using the same set of bits that I used for our demos at MIX.
Thanks
Amit Chopra
- Crash Course in Developing Applications for Windows Mobile.
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[May20th] This is now available for viewing online and download from the same link
Between now and TechEd 2008 we are planning to host a 5 part Webcast on Building Applications for Windows Mobile.
The first one is scheduled for this Friday (16th May). You can find the details on this link.
I would consider this Webcast series very useful for those of you wanting to get a jump start on Windows Mobile Application Development.
Amit Chopra
- It's on ! - AT&T Game Development Contest for Windows Mobile
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This just got my attention so wanted to share with readers of our blog who are interested in building some cool games for Windows Mobile. And yes there is Prize Money :-)
Check out the contest Registration Website for additional details ! Go fire up Visual Studio and build a great game. Good Luck!
Amit Chopra
- CH9 Video showing new features of .NET Compact Framework 3.5
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I couldn't make it to live WE-DIG Talk done by Paul Yao last week in our campus, but this afternoon, got a chance to view this online version of the talk posted by him on Channel 9
This talk gives a very good overview of some of the new Features of .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and has has also built some really short and crisp demos to explain these features very well.
Amit Chopra
- An Excellent Lineup of Mobile Development Sessions at Tech*Ed
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I was going through the list of sessions at Tech*Ed this morning. There is an excellent line up sessions focused towards Mobile Application Development this year. Most of the break out sessions are Level 300 or higher which means a lot of technical depth in the sessions.
The currently available sessions list is on https://www.msteched.com/dev/public/sessions.aspx
Listed here are a few that are based around technologies and products that are delivered directly by our group.
- Mobile Web Design with XHTML and .Mobi Standards Darren Flatt
- Maximizing the Usability and Compatibility of Your Mobile Microsoft Visual C++ Application Luis Cabrera-Cordon
- Windows Communication Foundation on Devices Nickolas Landry
- Advanced Object-Oriented Data Access with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 Rabi Satter
- Microsoft Silverlight UX for Mobile Devices Loke Uei Tan
- Peer-to-Peer Windows Mobile Software Douglas Boling
- Unit Testing for Devices: The Holy Grail, or Something to Use in Your Day-to-Day Work? Maarten Struys
- Sharing Assets between the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework and the Microsoft .NET Framework Daniel Moth
- An Introduction to LINQ on Devices Dan Fergus
- Developing for the Windows Mobile 6.1 Home Screen Mike Francis
- Microsoft Silverlight on Mobile Devices Loke Uei Tan
- Mobilizing Your Web Applications with Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile and AJAX Jim Wilson
- What's New in the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Paul Yao
- Creating a Compelling and Attractive UI When Developing for Windows Mobile and the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Alex Yakhnin
- Building Custom Sync Providers for the Microsoft Sync Framework Andy Wigley
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Ultimate Performance Tuning Darren Shaffer
Thanks
Amit Chopra
- The Mobile Developer Group.
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A few weeks ago, the charter for our VSD Team grew significantly. In addition to providing a great tooling story for Windows Mobile and CE Developers, we are now also adding Silverlight for mobile and .NET Compact Framework to our list of deliverables.
I am starting a new Team Blog for the Mobile Developer Group where we will share interesting and useful information about mobile development.
To send us Product Bugs and Suggestion please continue to use the Connect Site which enables us to effectively track these in our internal databases. You can also use MSDN Forums for Smart Devices to discuss issues and ideas with other members of the mobile developer community.
Our Windows Mobile Developer Center also has wealth of information around Mobile Development. My favorite section is the How Do I Videos that provide tutorials in a video format which I personally find very valuable
Do leave your comments and feedback on things you would like to hear from us.
Amit Chopra
