John Sheehan: Windows 8 Platform




Bytes by MSDN (MP4) - Channel 9 show

Summary: John Sheehan and Tim Huckaby discuss the developer platform for Windows 8.  John covers his biggest challenges and proudest moments, and urges developers to stop watching videos and begin building apps.        Ready to Get Started? Visit the Windows Developer Center for a myriad of sample, docs and guidelines Join the GenerationApp program and get a jumpstart building your Windows Store app.   About John John Sheehan is a Partner Architect on the Windows team, where he drives the architecture of the Windows 8 Application Model.  Before joining the Windows team, John was an Architect in the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft.  As an STB architect, John was responsible for developing and evangelizing Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).  John joined Microsoft as part of the Softricity acquisition.  At Softricity, he was Chief Architect.  In that role, he was responsible for development of SoftGrid, the industry-leading application virtualization product focused on dynamic application delivery for Windows desktops and Terminal Services. Before joining Microsoft, John was an Architect at Xevo Corporation, where he led the development of the core application provisioning system.  Prior to Xevo, John was CTO of ResumeCard, an ASP providing technology and services to the recruiting industry.  John started his engineering career working in the automotive industry, where he built vision systems that automated inspection and integrity validation on automotive assembly lines. About Tim Tim Huckaby is focused on the Natural User Interface (NUI) in Rich Client and Rich Internet Application (RIA) Technologies like Silverlight & WPF on the computer, the Surface, and Windows Phone 7. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technolo