Bootcamps on Windows 7 App Development - 2011

Bootcamp - December 12-13, 2011

The Bootcamp was designed to build eco system to drive Windows Phone application development activities in the LSE. The objective of this Bootcamp was to empower and train Developers, Software Engineers, Students & Academicians on Windows Phone 7 application development platform and provide them with the relevant mentorship and technical support.

Agenda

Day 1

  • Overview of Mobile Application Development
  • Windows Phone 7 Platform and Development Overview
  • Lab: Exploring Windows Phone 7 Platform
  • Understanding Mobile Application Lifecycle
  • Windows Phone 7 Navigation and Controls
  • Lab: Implementing Windows Phone 7 Navigation and Controls
  • Overview of Pivot and Panorama Controls
  • Lab: Using Pivot and Panorama Controls
  • Introducing Databinding in Windows Phone 7
  • Lab: Implementing Databinding in Windows Phone 7
Day 2
  • Introduction to WebClient, XML, XLinq and JSON
  • Lab: Using WebClient, XML, XLinq and JSON
  • Overview of Push Notifications in Windows Phone 7
  • Overview of Launchers and Choosers
  • Lab: Implementing Launchers and Choosers
  • Exploring Bing Maps in Windows Phone 7
  • Lab: Using Bing Maps in Windows Phone 7
  • Mango Updates
  • Lab: Mango Updates

About the Trainer

Munir Usman is the CEO of Pi Labs, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Visual C# and an active member in Microsoft developer community in Pakistan. He has expertise in Enterprise and Mobile development and has worked in Banking and Financial sector. His company Pi Labs has also developed two launching applications for Windows Phone 7 which were launched by Microsoft UK along with Windows Phone 7 in Oct 2010.

About the Participants

More than 45+ Developers, Students & Academicians were enabled and trained in this Bootcamp and 40+ apps were produced and submitted during the course of these camps. FREE POWER access cards to have accounts on Windows Market Place were distributed among the participants to publish their Windows Phone 7 applications into marketplace for Free.  At the end of Bootcamp, Trainer identified 3 TOP windows phone applications and all three winners were rewarded with GOLD ACCESS CARD.