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Speaking Tomorrow at SilverlightDC SIG on Windows 8

Tags: Windows 8, Metro, JavaScript, Presentation

Apr 18 2012 12:30 PM

 

 

Thursday, April 19th @ 7PM at 2300 Wilson
Follow us on Twitter => @SilverlightDC

Creating Windows 8 Metro Apps in JavaScript/HTML5

Frank is on the left

Frank La Vigne
Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Where: 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA [map]

Everything web developers must know to build Metro style apps.
Learn how you can use your web skills to build Windows 8 Metro style apps. In this session you’ll discover how to harness the rich capabilities of Windows 8 through JavaScript and Windows Runtime.

You will learn about navigation, user experience patterns and controls, inherent async design, and the seamless integration with the operating system that will let you create great Metro style apps.

Go ahead and download the tools and you can play along too http://frnk.us/Win8Tools

If you ask nicely, Frank will event tell you the secret URL to get into the Windows Store early!

Speaker Bio:

Frank now works for Microsoft as a Public Sector Developer Evangelist and Windows 8 champ. He blogs regularly at www.FranksWorld.com.

Frank La Vigne has been hooked on software development since he was 12 when he got his own Commodore 64 computer.

Since then, he's worked as developer for financial firms on Wall Street and in Europe. He has worked on various Tablet PC solutions and building advanced user experiences in Silverlight and WPF. He lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC. He founded the CapArea.NET User Group Silverlight Special Interest Group. His Silverlight 4 was the first Silverlight 4 book on the market.

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