Since 1991, Microsoft has held the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) to let developers get under the hood of the latest Microsoft technology and meet the engineers who build it. PDC is also a great time for us to meet and talk to the developers that use the technology every day and hear their feedback. There is obviously a lot of excitement around the new Internet Explorer 9 Beta which launched on September 15. This year we have a big presence at PDC with six sessions focused on IE9 and HTML5.
PDC – now near you
PDC is also more accessible than ever before. There are several ways to be part of PDC this year:
Under the hood with IE9 and HTML5
- For those that already have tickets, we’ll see you here at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA.
- PDC will be shown at local events held at Microsoft offices, academic institutions and 3rd parties. Visit http://www.microsoftpdc.com/Local to see the full list of locations and register today.
- The keynote and all sessions will be available as free streaming webcasts. Visit http://www.microsoftpdc.com/ on October 28th and 29th. You can also watch the sessions on demand after PDC.
We have the following six sessions that will take you deep into IE9 and HTML5. These sessions are based on some of the most common questions that we get about IE9.
1. Inside Internet Explorer 9 Performance presented by Jason Weber
Learn about what actually drives performance across the web and how you can make your sites faster. See how Internet Explorer has been redesigned from the ground up to take advantage of modern PC hardware, and how GPU powered graphics, compiled JavaScript, and HTML5 are revolutionizing how developers think about the web.
(See the Live Session on October 29, 9 AM-10 AM PDT)
2. Unlocking the JavaScript Opportunity with Internet Explorer 9 presented by Gaurav Seth
Modern day websites such as Office Web Applications use thousands of lines of JavaScript to deliver functionality similar to traditional desktop applications. Internet Explorer 9 introduces a new JavaScript engine, codenamed Chakra, which fundamentally changes the performance characteristics of JavaScript inside Internet Explorer 9. We'll dive into what's new in Chakra, including the new compiler that compiles JavaScript source code into high-quality native machine code, a new interpreter for executing script on traditional web pages, and improvements to the JavaScript runtime and libraries like ECMAScript 5 support.
(See the Live Session on October 29, 10:15 AM-11:15 AM PDT)
3. Taking Advantage of Pinned Sites with Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7 presented by Israel Hilerio
Internet Explorer 9 allows developers to more tightly integrate their websites with the Windows 7 task bar and start menu. With Pinned Sites, you can add a website to the start menu, define Jump List tasks, create custom Jump List items, provide visual notifications on the task bar with icon overlays and even add custom thumbbar buttons on the default thumbnail preview. See how this functionality works without any markup changes from you, and then dive deep into enhancements you can add without changing your sites layout! This session will provide best practices and guidance from Pinned Sites that have already been built. We’ll see how this is done through the IE F12 developer tools.
(See the Live Session on October 29, 3:15 PM-4:15 PM)
4. Introducing HTML5 Graphics: Canvas and SVG presented by Patrick Dengler
HTML5 adds new graphical capabilities with Canvas and SVG. Internet Explorer 9 leverages fully hardware accelerated graphics to enable developers to deliver new types of applications that were previously not possible. Learn how to take full advantage of your PC’s hardware through Windows to build graphically rich and immersive experience that are as fast and responsive as native applications installed on your PC. Also learn about when to use SVG and when to use Canvas.
(Streaming session only. Available from October 28)
5. Best Practices for Building Cross-Browser Web Applications presented by Tony Ross
Learn how developers can address the challenges with creating complex sites that are safe and that work well across browsers. Come see how Internet Explorer 9 makes it easier to create Web sites using interoperable HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. While the session focuses on Internet Explorer, these lessons apply to all browsers and we’ll show you the best practices you can use today to target a broad range of browsers.
(Streaming session only. Available from October 28)
6. HTML5: More Than Just HTML5 presented by Giorgio Sardo
HTML5 is the future of the Web. Join this session to know more about the behind the scenes of this specification, including how Microsoft is actively contributing to this success with the W3C Working Groups. Get an overview of the new features from HTML5, CSS3, SVG, DOM, ECMA Script specifications. Understand better what the open challenges are and where HTML5 is leading to in the future.
(Streaming session only. Available from October 28)
If you are visiting PDC in person, please stop by the Demo Lounge or the Ask the Expert lunches. We look forward to meeting you. Have a great PDC 2010!
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