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Build 2013 will showcase how developers can take advantage of the future of Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Azure, Visual Studio and much more. The News Center will publish updates and announcements for press and analysts throughout the event. Additional event information will be available at http://www.buildwindows.com/.

Build | June 26-28, 2013 | Moscone Center, San Francisco

Build 2013 Heads to San Francisco
Build 2013 Heads to San Francisco
March 26, 2013
At Build 2013, we invite the developer community to engage in immersive presentations delivered by the engineers behind Microsoft’s products and services, while networking with thousands of other developers, and getting the first look at what’s next.
Build 2013 Website
Highlights
Build 2012 Recap
Build 2012 Recap
Nov. 1
At Build 2012, we invited the developer community to learn more about the possibilities on our platform. Relive the experience by checking out the keynotes and sessions on demand.
Blog: The Business Opportunity with Windows 8
Blog: The Business Opportunity with Windows 8
Oct. 31
Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft's corporate vice president and chief evangelist, Developer & Platform Evangelism, announces details around Build 2012 and the opportunity for developers with Windows 8.
Blog: Reimagining the “Other” Windows
Blog: Reimagining the “Other” Windows
Oct. 31
Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft’s Server & Tools Business, discusses how Windows Azure provides the critical backend capabilities developers need to create amazing apps for Windows and Windows Phone.
Learn More About the Windows Phone 8 SDK
Learn More About the Windows Phone 8 SDK
Oct. 30
Time to start coding. The Windows Phone 8 SDK is out, tools are available, and devices are announced. Check out the SDK and take advantage of this opportunity today.
Windows Azure Powers the Halo 4 Multiplayer Experience
Windows Azure Powers the Halo 4 Multiplayer Experience
Oct. 31
Get a behind the scenes look at the Halo 4 multiplayer experience and Bungie’s decision to move the game into the cloud.
Blog: Building out Mobile Services Support to Windows Phone 8
Blog: Building out Mobile Services Support to Windows Phone 8
Nov. 1
Windows Azure is creating seamless experiences across devices. See just how fast and easy it is to develop with Mobile Services.

Build 2012 Sessions

Tips for building a Windows Store app using XAML and C++: The Hilo project

Feb. 13, 2013

In this talk, we will share 18 tips based on what we learned when building Hilo, a world-ready Windows Store app built using modern C++ and Windows XAML....

TouchDevelop: A touch-first IDE for the Web created with TypeScript

Dec. 1, 2012

TouchDevelop is a novel, touch-first IDE originally written as a Windows Phone 7 app using C# and XAML. TouchDevelop lets you create WP7, Win8 and Web-apps...

Diving deep into C++ /CX and WinRT

Nov. 28, 2012

Learn all about the new component extensions to C++, that help target the Windows Runtime Library. Learn when to use WRL directly and when to use the...

Performance tips for Windows Store apps using XAML

Nov. 20, 2012

Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) offers a wealth of features that enable developers and designers to build more and more amazing and complex...

Introduction to creating Windows Store apps using HTML and JavaScript

Nov. 19, 2012

In this talk we'll cover the basics of creating a Windows Store app experience using HTML and JavaScript, including the Windows Library for JavaScript...

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