Sessions at Microsoft BUILD 2011 about C# and Metro Design Language

Wednesday 14th September 2011

• Using the Windows Runtime from C# and Visual Basic

  by Harry Pierson and Jesse Kaplan

  C#, Visual Basic and the .NET tools have first-class support for the Windows Runtime. Learn about this integration and how to use C# and Visual Basic to write Metro style apps that call the Windows Runtime and how to build libraries that integrate with your Metro style apps using HTML.

  • C#
  • Metro Design Language
  • Visual Basic
  • Windows Runtime

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Wednesday 14th September

  In Ballroom D, Anaheim Convention Center

  Coverage video

Thursday 15th September 2011

• Bringing existing managed code into Metro style apps

  by Daniel Plaisted

  This talk will cover how to bring existing C# or Visual Basic code into your Windows Metro style apps, enabling you to speed development through reuse. We will walk through the process of porting an app from Windows Phone to Metro style. You will see common issues that you may run into when bringing your code into Metro style apps, and how to resolve those issues. To maximize your benefit from this session, having some prior experience writing XAML-based apps is recommended.

  • C#
  • Metro Design Language
  • Visual Basic
  • XAML

  At 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Thursday 15th September

  In Grand K, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

Friday 16th September 2011

• A .NET developer's view of Windows 8 app development

  by Krzysztof Cwalina

  This chalk talk is intended for C# and VB developers who want to start creating Windows 8 Metro style apps. In this talk, we will introduce a new profile of the .NET Framework for use in building Windows 8 Metro style apps. We'll also describe and discuss the design, architecture, features and limitations of this new profile.

  • C#
  • Metro Design Language
  • .NET
  • Visual Basic
  • Windows 8

  At 10:30am to 11:30am, Friday 16th September

  In Elite 2, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video