Telerik Interviews Influencers at //build/
//build/ tickets sold out fast! So maybe you weren’t at the conference, but our Telerik crew was there soaking up all the good news for you. ;-) We also interviewed influencers in the developer community to give you their first impressions on keynote announcements and their thoughts on what lies ahead in this shifting technology landscape. Watch the videos below!
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
Billy discusses the importance of user experience, stipulating that design principles have and will continue to play a key role in that. He looks forward to seeing more UX examples, beyond Metro, for the variability of purposes that applications serve. He also discusses ‘if’ and ‘how’ the Microsoft ecosystem will change for component vendors.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Jason re-caps his keynote, emphasizing that with Windows 8 developers can take their core skillset and use it on the new platforms. Additionally, whether on-premise or in the cloud, the broad spectrum of technologies work the same. Other topics include: Agile support and the new Hosted TFS preview (and who to follow to get more insight on it... ;-) ).
D'Arcy Lussier
Microsoft Practice Lead at Online Business Systems
Thursday, September 15, 2011.
D’Arcy and Richard discuss the exciting shift towards mobile web development—while challenges remain, it’s encouraging to see how the technologies are evolving as mobile increasingly becomes the target for application developers.
Adam Cogan
Chief Architect at SSW Consulting Services
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Adam shares his thoughts on how his customers will take advantage of the new tablet hardware in the enterprise space. He also discusses the varying benefits of incorporating the tablet and the Metro UI into the day-to-day requirements of businesses and consumers as well as PhoneGap for Windows Phone.
Joe Marini
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Joe argues that in the continuing ‘native vs. HTML’ debate in mobile apps it’s more about asking yourself what are your technical requirements and what are the right business decisions based on those requirements.
Tim Huckaby
Founder InterKnowlogy
Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Tim expresses his excitement about the news from //build/, ‘It’s all good for .NET people, and it’s all good for the future.’ Other topics include what applications make sense for Metro and what don’t, Kinect, 3D cameras, and the future of touch.
Steve Smith
Principal Consultant at NimplePros
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Steve and Richard talk about next version of Visual Studio—particularly the design surface in MVC apps, improvements for working with XAML, support for asynchronous requests and the scalability that comes with it. Other topics include: Hosted TFS, source control, Agile, and how Steve would like to see Microsoft embrace open-source testing tools.
Scott Cate
EventDay.com
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Scott points out that we are at a juncture in which businesses have what they have today, while also planning for what’s to come tomorrow. Past investments in .NET will continue to be sound as Windows 8’s support for the various languages ensures a smooth gradual transition. For Scott, his investments in Silverlight are paying off as XAML proves to be very central to what’s happening in Windows 8.
Shy Cohen
Principal at Shy Cohen Consulting
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Shy and Richard discuss where the trends are heading. What is the future of .NET? Shy argues that given the tooling, the maturity of the language, the libraries, and so on, .NET is the most compelling and productive way to build Metro-style applications that run on WinRT and will be so for some time to come. Other topics: the new tablet, mobile, cloud services.
Group Interview
Etienne Tremblay, Guy Barrette, and Laurent Duveau
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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Etienne Trembly, Associate Director at Microsoft Technologies at DMR Fujitsu
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Guy Barrette, Solutions Architect at .NET Expertise
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Laurent Duveau, Director at RunAtServer.
The three discuss everything from Hosted TFS to Metro UI to what’s really happening with Silverlight and WPF.
Tony Goodhew
Product Manager at Microsoft
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tony offers a behind-the-scenes look at developing demos for Jason Zander’s keynote and break-out session. You have to consider what’s the message and what do you show in the demo to support that message. The art of a good demo lies in presenting 3 elements: Feature, Advantage, and Benefit –with a focus on the last.
Miguel Carrasco
Director at Imaginet Interactive
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Miguel discusses the importance of UX in Windows 8 and where he falls in the Silverlight vs. WPF vs. HTML5 debate. XAML plays a particular role in scaling UI elements for the different sized screens on which Windows 8 works. Nevertheless the key thing is that all technologies are brought under one umbrella. Kendo UI and all the existing Telerik controls from Telerik will continue to work on Windows 8.