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BUILD conference day 3

Posted on 9/16/2011 at 3:01am

That's a wrap! I've got time to attend a couple more sessions tomorrow before I jump on a plane, but for the most part, my BUILD experience has come to an end.

Some parting thoughts/observations:

• 5,000 developers attended, 5,000 Samsung Windows 8 Preview tablets were handed out
• All the free sodas and Starbucks you can drink
• All the foosball and table hockey you can play
• Including after-hours parties: three meals a day (thanks to Clarity for picking up the tab on Tuesday - Erik, I owe you one)
• About those parties: too much fun
• It was a global affair - folks from all over the world were there
• Being able to talk directly with the development heroes behind the technologies we use everyday was priceless
• I met Don Syme, the creator of F#, one of my favorite programming languages; being a language creator automatically elevates him into "development God" status - I was honored
• Steve Ballmer has to be one of the most intense men on Earth; anyway, he gave a fantastic presentation
• Phil Haack is a very popular guy

There was SO MUCH information presented at BUILD; it would take months to parse through all of the presentations. I narrowed my focus to a few areas: Visual Studio enhancements, Windows Azure, Asp.Net, and the Windows 8 platform. I can't wait to bring home what I've learned; I also can't wait to show off my fancy new Windows 8 tablet.

Windows 8 probably won't be officially released for another year; those of us that were given an early copy on the Samsung tablet are truly privileged. It's time to start making some killer Windows 8 apps; let's corner the market now while we still can! :)

1 Comment

1. On 9/16/2011 Jeff Hilimire Said:

   Sounds like an amazing event and I can't wait to see that tablet!!!

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