Sessions at Microsoft BUILD 2011 about Windows Runtime and Metro Design Language in Anaheim Marriott

Wednesday 14th September 2011

• Metro style apps using HTML5 from start to finish

  by Harris Syed and Scott Dickens

  Get started writing Metro style apps using your HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS skills today! Come dive into the specifics of this exciting platform and see how you can use your Web skills to build deeply-integrated Windows apps. You’ll discover how this mirrors or differs from traditional Web programming and how to harness the rich capabilities of Windows 8 through JavaScript and the Windows Runtime. You’ll also learn proper navigation techniques, how to manage your app’s state, and how to incorporate the Windows look and feel into your app. This foundational session will arm you with everything you need to know to build Metro style apps with the skills you already have.

  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • Metro Design Language
  • Windows Runtime

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday 14th September

  In Platinum 5, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

Thursday 15th September 2011

• Under the covers with C++ for Metro style apps

  by Deon Brewis

  In this talk, you'll go deep into the new C++ for Windows Runtime, meet with some of the developers on the compiler teams that designed the language extension for C++, and open the lid to see the wiring the compiler provides. We’ll discuss the new C++ for Metro style apps, including the syntax, the performance characteristics, the compilation model, and more. If you're a C++ programmer, don't miss this talk!

  • C++
  • Metro Design Language
  • Windows Runtime

  At 9:00am to 10:00am, Thursday 15th September

  In Grand K, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video