Ahoy!

The June 2013 Meetup of the The Windows Developer User Group is scheduled for June 17th from 6PM to 8PM @ TechColumbus. Please see details below & kindly RSVP.

Topic:
Sharing Code between Windows 8 & Windows Phone!

Abstract:
Are you plotting your next Windows 8 or Windows Phone App? Do you already have an App in one platform and looking to port it over to the other with code sharing? If so, this session is for you! Join us as Jeff Blankenburg provides a tour of his King Poker app for Windows Phone and Windows 8.  Using C# and XAML, he was able to encapsulate most of the business logic of the app into a Portable Class Library, allowing for a simple UI layer for each of the two versions.  This will be a code-heavy presentation, focused on XAML-based apps and monetization strategies. Abstract out our core logic for re-usability, leverage the cloud and make some dimes. This session will be your real-world walk through of two successful Windows 8 & Windows Phone Apps and how to share code between the two. You don’t want to miss it!

Speaker Bio:
Ultra passionate. That’s how Jeff Blankenburg  (@jeffblankenburg) describes his relationship with technology. Over the past 10 years, Jeff has enthusiastically applied his technical expertise to build industry-changing websites and marketing efforts for mega brands including Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Ford Motor Company, Sony and several pharmaceutical companies. He’s especially proficient in user interface design, web standards and mobile application development. In addition to his developer evangelist role for Microsoft, Jeff contributed to the O’Reilly title Windows Developer Power Tools on the subject of code validation services, and authored a Windows Phone development book out now on Amazon. He also serves as an organizer for the CodeMash and Stir Trek conferences. On the academic front, Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Ohio’s Bowling Green State University.

Please RSVP on our Meetup site @ http://www.meetup.com/windowsdevug/. Come join us!