{"id":1073,"date":"2012-11-07T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2012\/11\/07\/the-microsoft-build-2012-event-net-framework-highlights\/"},"modified":"2021-10-04T12:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:56:57","slug":"the-microsoft-build-2012-event-net-framework-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/the-microsoft-build-2012-event-net-framework-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"The Microsoft Build 2012 Event \u2014 .NET Framework Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was at the first BUILD conference last year that we announced the .NET Framework 4.5. BUILD last week was a big opportunity for us to reflect on the incredible things you can do with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8. It was also a place where we could launch the great new things now available in Windows Phone 8. Christine Ruana is the project manager that organized the release of the .NET Framework 4.5.<\/b> She pulled together the following highlights of BUILD and our team\u2019s meet up with .NET users. –Brandon <\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What an exciting week we had last week! Thousands of talented and eager developers from around the world descended on the Microsoft campus for the four-day Build 2012 event, which was held Oct 30th<\/sup> \u2013 Nov 2nd<\/sup>. The conference attendees were ready to learn about, develop for, and use the new Windows 8 wave of products Microsoft launched this year! Windows 8 had officially launched<\/a> on Thursday Oct 25th<\/sup>, a few days before the event, and everyone was already buzzing with excitement. The big surprise, though, was the launch of the Windows 8 Phone<\/a> on Oct 29th<\/sup>, the day before the event. That really amped things up.<\/p>\n

Build 2012 had many highlights for attendees as well as for the Microsoft engineers on campus. First and foremost were the four days\u2019 worth of jam-packed technical sessions, which allowed us to share information about the capabilities of the Windows 8 platform in the interconnected world of devices, desktops, and the cloud. All the sessions were recorded, and the information is now available on Channel 9<\/a> for your viewing pleasure. Below, I\u2019ve linked to presentations that I think will be particularly useful for .NET Framework developers.<\/p>\n

Build 2012 session highlights for .NET Framework developers<\/h3>\n

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