What's in the storage for Built 2014

Built 2014,the Microsoft’s developer conference was really a big event spanning days and multiple sessions, with too many details to cover.

To cut things short, check out the highlighted keynotes and key takeaways from official press release.

In a nutshell, Built 2014 made the following key announcements:

• Windows Phone 8.1 - Cortana (powered by BING search), S/MIME for encrypted mail, VPN support
• Windows 8.1 Updates - Key features of the update include user interface improvements for mouse and keyboard users and performance and compatibility enhancements to Internet Explorer 11
• $0 royalty licensing program for OEM and ODM partners developing smartphones and tablets with screens under nine inches
• Three new Lumia smartphones for Windows Phone 8.1
• Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 Release - Universal projects allow developers to use approximately 90 percent of the same code, a single packaging system, and a common user interface to target apps for phones, tablets and PCs

Built 2014 was held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA,April 2 – 4

To dwell more into developers, I found these few sessions to be most interesting.

1.) Modern C++: What You Need to Know

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-661

2.) Thinking for Programmers

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-642

3.) What’s New for Windows and Windows Phone Developers

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/9-001

4.) The New Windows Phone Application Model

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-509

5.) Getting Started with Visual Studio Online

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-575

6.) Tips and Tricks in Visual Studio 2013

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-582

7.) Running Java and Oracle Applications on Azure

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-619

8.) Internet Explorer as a Web Application Platform

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-501

9.) Visual Studio and .NET Overview

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/9-008

10.) Deploying and Managing Enterprise Apps

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-524

11.) Modern Camera and Imaging Apps in Windows and Windows Phone

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-525

12.) .NET Community & Open Source

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/9-013

13.) Windows Store, Dev Center, Monetization and Ads: A Panel Discussion

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-562

14.) Developing Neural Networks Using Visual Studio

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-643

15.) Cutting Edge Graphics in HTML

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-558

16.) How to Analyze Performance Issues in Your Windows and Windows Phone Apps

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/4-557

17.) Optimizing C++ for Modern Hardware

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/9-015

18.) Simplifying Hardware Development for Windows Platforms

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-536

19.) Optimizing C++ for Modern Hardware

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/9-015

20.) HTML5 Platform from Web to Apps

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-508

We will walk-through each of these sessions in separate posts in details.