Microsoft Windows 8 AppFest in India on Sept. 21-22

[shivam mathur]

Source : Microsoft Windows 8 AppFest in India on Sept. 21-22 aims for a Guinness World Record.

Microsoft India is organizing the world’s largest App Fest for Windows 8 kicking off on Sept. 21-22, 2012 in Bangalore aiming to make Guinness World Record. It will be an open event to the global developer community. This 18-hour-long coding event is a non-stop software jam where developers will design, build, test and submit apps.

*windows8consumer.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Microsoft-Windows-8-AppFest-official-attempt.jpg


ADDRESS of the Venue -
Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation,
121, EPIP Industrial Area, 5, Whitefield,
Bangalore – 560066, Karnataka.

Those interested to immerse themselves in a true coding mania can register themselves by filling this form. Note that its an invite-only event which will require you to submit you app-idea in the registration form. You can form a team or participate individually but every team member has to register independently. It is noteworthy that You will be required a carry a laptop with Windows 8 RTM pre-installed. If you have an MSDN subscription you must have Downloaded Windows 8 from your MSDN account, Otherwise you can just grab the Official Microsoft evaluation version of Windows 8 RTM from Evaluation Center, install it and jump into the event.

According to Microsoft’s AppFest Event Website – Microsoft’s on-site staff will be available to assist the developers participating in the event with preparing their apps for eventual submission to the Windows Store.

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[corin.bhutani]

Again world's greatest event. I think it is a god opportunity to get involved with the latest apps..Who knows may be some one got free prize or big gift hamper..

 

[suman21]

The event is over and made history by successfully setting world record of "Most number of developers coding straight 18 hours at one place" in Bengaluru, India (around 2800 developers)

More info-

*www.indianweb2.com/2012/09/microsoft-appfest-bangalore-world-record/

*www.facebook.com/msdnindia

 

[mastervk]

i saw lot of crowd in KTPO during the app fest..Its easy in India to gather crowd.But how many working apps were developed..it seems many were there only for freebies/certificate..

Hope to see developed apps in win app store soon.

 

[RCuber]

this event was just 1KM away from my office

 

[yusha]

incredibly excited to see what kinds of apps developers build for Windows. I make it a habit to regularly check the Windows Store for new and interesting apps. I remember over a year ago this week, we previewed Windows 8 to developers for the first time (wow, has it really been a year?!) and I got to witness their excitement first-hand. Since then, there have been more than 750 Windows developer events held in over 50 countries worldwide – and more than 200,000 developers have attended those events. And developer momentum continues as we move toward the general availability of Windows 8 on October 26th. We announced BUILD 2012 a few weeks ago. And today I get to tell you about a developer event happening this week which looks to be pretty incredible…

Starting at September 21st, an 18-hour coding marathon called Windows AppFest begins in what is known as the “Silicon Valley of India” - Bangalore. Thousands of developers from all over India and beyond will descend upon the event to build apps for Windows. This event represents an opportunity for developers to come together to learn how to build great apps and network with Microsoft programmers and design specialists. Developers will get help and guidance on preparing their apps for certification and ultimately submission into the Windows Store.

 

[Jitendra Singh]

I have reviewed Windows 8 trial version and my experience was outstanding!
I am waiting for its launch in India, would love to upgrade my system for sure!