The Inspiration Tour
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The Inspiration TourEd Dunhill – blogs.msdn.com/edunhillBen Coley – bencoley.spaces.live.com
What do they have in common?
“The .NET Framework is a common environment for building, running and deploying applications across multiple platforms.”
So what?
One technology... Multiple platforms
Career Opportunities
Computer Science in decline+
Growing industry=
Shortage of .NET developers
Still not convinced?
popfly.ms
Deep-Dive
“Silverlight is a plug-in that provides rich web applications and experiences for a web-browser”
Demo
Media StreamingSilverlight has built-in Audio and Video codec support
You can stream high-definition video quickly
Demo
Live DemoYou can write entire web-sites in Silverlight from scratch in very little time
SilverlightVersion 1.0
JavaScript
Version 1.1
.NET
Code and Performance
Demo
silverlight.net
Who’s used Windows Embedded in last 7 days?
Pocket PCs
Smart Phones
Cash Machines
Sat Nav
Portable Media Centers
VoIP Phones
Set-top boxes
Medical Devices
Industrial Devices
Shopping Tills
Photo Printing Kiosks
Fuel Pumps
Platforms
Embedded Fusion Tahoe
Tahoe
Demo
Demo
Live DemoYou can write software for Windows Mobile on your PC and deploy it to your smart phone
msdn.microsoft.com/embedded
creators.xna.com
Handle user input
Update world based on user input
Create a world for your game
creators.xna.comxna-uk.net
What next?
+High
Performance Computing
Software Design
Embedded Development
Game Development
Project Hoshimi
Information Technology
Algorithm
Interface Design
Photography
Short Film
“Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment”
imaginecup.co.uk
Microsoft Student Partner
microsoft.com/uk/students
microsoft.com/uk/students
microsoft.com/uk/students
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