Chris Bowen: An Introduction to Windows 8

Chris Bowen from Microsoft will be joining us to discuss developing software for Windows 8.



"An Introduction to Windows 8"

Windows 8 is Windows reimagined, and this talk will help you learn more by introducing the platform and the developer opportunity. We’ll take a look at the platform design tenets, the programming language choices, and the integration points with the OS and across Metro style apps. And of course we’ll dive into some code and see what’s new with developer tools to help you create Metro style apps.

Chris Bowen ( http://blogs.msdn.com/cbowen ) is a Principal Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, specializing in web and client development technologies and working with companies and developers in the northeastern US. An architect and developer with over 18 years in the industry, he joined Microsoft after holding senior technical positions at companies including Monster.com, VistaPrint, and Staples. He is coauthor of two books (with Addison-Wesley and WROX) and holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Management Information Systems, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.