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Microsoft MVP Donald Belcham to Speak on Visual Studio, C# vNext, Aspect Oriented Programming, Live Mesh
Bangalore, December 1, 2008: When writing Microsoft technology-related applications to have strong separations of concerns you inevitably run across some items that, while appearing as separate concerns, do not behave in the same manner as the other concerns. Instead of interacting only with their immediate neighbors, these concerns can interact with some or all of the concerns within the application. Donald Belcham is coming back this summer to India's biggest summit for the developer ecosystem - Great Indian Developer Summit ( http://www.developersummit.com ) to explore crosscutting concerns, how you can use Aspect Oriented Programming to maintain good separation of concerns in your code without losing the crosscutting functionality you also require.
Microsoft MVP Donald will also conduct an early discussion of the impending changes in the upcoming version of Visual Studio and the C# language, and how they will affect your every day development work.
On April 25, Donald will conduct a 3 hour workshop about Live Mesh for creating Software as a Service (SaaS) applications -- he will detail the architecture of Live Mesh (from the developer's standpoint), how to code to interact with the framework and what possibilities there may be for application in mainstream business software.
The President of the Edmonton .NET User Group will also explore the problems encountered during the life of a project -- technical, social and management related. A battle hardened team lead who has survived trench warfare, Donald will explore the problems, solutions tried, successes and failures (there were many) that occurred along the way to help you get your project to near-utopian levels.
About Great Indian Developer Summit
Great Indian Developer Summit, produced by Saltmarch Media (http://www.saltmarch.com/) is the biggest gathering of software developers from Java/J2EE, Microsoft computing technologies, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Web 2.0, Ajax, Agile, SOA, and Enterprise IT. For both veterans and newcomers to the world of .NET, Java, and the Rich Web, the Great Indian Developer Summit provides participants with a well-balanced learning experience that guaranteed they went back with a richer understanding of the technologies that make a difference to their careers. See the GIDS 2008 Red Stripe Report: http://www.developersummit.com/2008/report/pdf/Red_Stripe_Report-GIDS08.zip
Over 3000 qualified and talented delegates - Source, attended GIDS 2008: The Hindu - Monday, 26 May 2008 (http://www.developersummit.com/2008/report/postPress.html). With outstanding educational sessions, powerhouse speakers, a high-profile award ceremony, GIDS 2009 will feature premium knowledge, action plans and advise from been-there-done-it veterans, creators, and visionaries.
For further information on GIDS 2009, please visit the summit on the web http://www.developersummit.com/.
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Hi All, Just thought i would share this here in a new thread. I posted it elsewhere in another thread but i thought it should receive more recognition. As iPhone does have a myriad of apps already that we could definitely use. If the developers here could read this and possibly help start porting some apps it would push our phones in the right direction and is the next necessary step in moving forward.
www.pcworld.com said:
Microsoft Details How to Port IPhone Apps to Windows Mobile
By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service
Microsoft has published a CASE STUDY detailing how to port an iPhone application to its Windows Mobile platform as it prepares to launch an online store for mobile applications to compete with Apple.
A post on The Windows Blog highlights a case study published on Microsoft's Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site containing a detailed technical blueprint that describes the porting of the iPhone application Amplitude to Windows Mobile 6.5. The report was created by a third-party consulting group, Crimson Consulting, and is meant to be a helpful document for developers as they build Windows Mobile applications for Microsoft's Windows Marketplace.
Amplitude is an iPhone app that picks up any sound in a user's immediate surroundings through a microphone, amplifies it and renders it on the device in a graphical representation. In particular, it can amplify sounds not normally picked up by the human ear, such as heartbeats.
According to the blog post by Constanze Roman, a Windows Mobile Community team project manager, Amplitude is well-suited for a porting project because it is difficult to port in a way that will provide a good learning experience for Windows Mobile developers.
"It combines a rich user interface with features such as alpha blending and transparency with specific audio and sound requirements, which makes it challenging to port the app but, at the same time, provides a number of helpful learning experiences," he wrote.
Microsoft plans to launch the Windows Marketplace for mobile applications in the fall, which in the U.S. means the late-September to late-December time frame. Last week Microsoft began accepting submissions of mobile-phone software applications for the site from registered developers in 29 countries. As an incentive, the company is offering prizes for the most popular applications as judged by downloads, revenue, usefulness and more. Apple already has a thriving marketplace for developers that build iPhone applications.
Microsoft President of Entertainment and Devices Robbie Bach acknowledged last week at the company's annual meeting of financial analysts that Microsoft's mobile business, centered around its Windows Mobile OS and development platform, did not perform well in the last fiscal year, losing market share while making modest gains in unit volume.
Apple's iPhone continues to leave most other competitors in the dust in the mobile space, and Microsoft has been struggling for some time to compete in this market. In fact, while Microsoft and most other tech companies continue to report declines across their business due to the recession, Apple is doing well financially, mainly because of its booming iPhone business.
In addition to the apps marketplace, Bach said Microsoft has a few ideas to improve its mobile business, including adding talent to the team and continuing to innovate on the platform without building its own hardware to compete with the iPhone, which analysts have suggested it should do.
Analysts agree that Microsoft needs more than an online store to boost its mobile business. Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, said recently that Microsoft would serve itself well by making an acquisition in the mobile space, which is not completely unlikely given the company has been hoarding cash instead of buying back a lot of its stock, going against what analysts have expected.
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This kind of thread have been discussed many times & turn out to be a flaming thread instead.
There're many haters when you just mention the "iPhxne" in this forum, but too immature for their behavior.
Having great apps in any platform device have no wrong or restriction,
it's either users can accept it or not, like accepting another race in your own community.
But then let us see how many will these haters download the ported apps if was really done.
*Cheers*
Join me in here, so that there wont be any more flames.
This topic is currently being discussed in other threads. So... thread closed. Sorry.
Hey everyone, I have lurked here for a few years now and thought you might be interested in a new show my company is producing. It is called APPCON and is an educational conference for mobile app developers. We have 5 different educational tracks and even a "boot camp" for those who don't know how to program smartphones yet.
The website is www.appconlv.com if anyone here is interested in going email me at [email protected] and let me know you are from XDA, I can get you an additional 10% off.
Here is the official paragraph we are promoting right now:
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Conference attendees can also register for HELLO WORLD, a pre-event set of sessions delivered by Wiley/Wrox for platforms. The HELLO WORLD and regular conference package is available for a limited time at the reduced rate of $795. Want more information? Go to www.APPCONLV.com today. Special pricing is only available until June 27th. That’s 10 days.
Thanks for reading!
Bangalore, June 17, 2010: Adobe Flash Platform Summit, India's largest Adobe conference, recognizes the blurring dynamic of the designer/developer workflow, and features the latest developments on the Adobe Flash Platform that is of utmost importance to both developers, as well as designers. Based on the overarching theme Functional Intent Meets Pixel Perfection, AFPS 2010 will feature a convergence of thousands of developers and designers, Adobe community members and Adobe teams from across the sub-continent, a diverse set of topics ranging from the more technical Flash, Flex, AIR and processing to pure design, mobile, and the coolest and best the industry has to offer. The summit will be held 25 and 26 August 2010, at the NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bangalore.
Homespun by Saltmarch Media, producers of Great Indian Developer Summit and Developer March – India’s biggest and independent polyglot conference and portal for software developers – this year's summit will feature distinct tracks for developers and designers.
• Develop Day (25 Aug 2010) – content on this day will find immediate resonance with Web Application, Desktop Application and Mobile Application Developers from the world of ActionScript, Flex, Flash ColdFusion, Java, PHP, .NET, including Game Developers. Architects interested in creating multi-tiered enterprise systems that go beyond basic RIAs will also benefit from signing up for this day.
• Design Day (26 Aug 2010) – will feature content for Application UI Designers, Interaction Designers as well as designers who currently specialize in web or video and want to expand their skills. If your goal is to create interactive content, applications or video for the browser, desktop, or devices using Adobe technologies, you will benefit from signing up for this day.
Attend AFPS 2010 for the sheer value of the content! No other conference in India offers such a comprehensive mix of technical and creative content, delivered by the industry's leading speakers and platform experts. Across two days, you have access to over forty presentations including inspiring keynotes from legendary Adobe speakers. You also have the opportunity to hang out at the expo area and connect with Adobe partners, industry leaders and peer developers and designers. With over 2000 attendees sharing the same passion as you, imagine the opportunities to network and further your goals.
Need more reasons? As the single, largest Flash Platform conference in India, at AFPS you get to hear about stuff in the roadmap and future directions before anyone else. Some of the specific highlights include: deep dive sessions around the latest product releases in the Adobe Flash Platform including exciting recent developments like Flash on devices, and targeted sessions for newcomers to the platform as well.
Very Early Bird registrations are open until 25th June 2010. For more information and to register visit adobesummit dot com
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I represent a large corporation that has almost 1MM major hotspots worldwide including hundreds of major venues throughout the globe. We've partnered with many of the major carriers and corporations to provide seamless Wi-Fi offloading onto our Wi-Fi networks. Normally, these companies pay us for this...right now however, we're looking to pilot our new SDK for FREE to select Android partners in exchange for leveraging their users to harvest additional free hotspots for us. The process is seamless, runs in the background, and has no negative effects on user experience.
If your application has over 50k active users and you are interested in being one of the handful of partners, please contact me asap. We'll be concluding this pilot within the next few weeks.