Agenda

Topic

 A lot of technologies were announced at //build/. In this session, we’ll ask questions and pose initial answers about what is now and will be important over the next few years.  We’ll offer ‘buy/hold/sell’ recommendations on different areas of the platform:  What should you invest more in (buy)? What should you continue working with (hold)? What should you de-emphasize (sell)?  For each of those recommendations, we’ll explain why we feel that way, and what we think justifies that feeling. However, past performance is no guarantee of future returns. We’re looking into the future. We’ll be wrong about some things. For each of our recommendations, we’ll point out the reasons we might be completely wrong.

Come to this session to get opinions about the Windows 8 //build/ announcements. Think about them, develop your own opinion, and decide for yourself how to manage the next phase of your career.

Bio:

Bill Wagner, SRT Solutions co-founder, is 25-year veteran of the software industry. He’s a recognized expert in software design and engineering, specializing in C#, .NET and the Azure platform. He serves as Michigan’s Regional Director for Microsoft and is a multi-year winner of Microsoft’s MVP award. An internationally recognized author, Bill authored the bestselling Effective C#, now in its 2nd edition, and its follow-up, More Effective C#. He also currently writes a column on the Microsoft C# Developer Center. Recently, Bill was awarded the Emerging Technology Leader Award by Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology consortium. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.