Smarty Pants Coding - Coding with a touch of flava

I am very stoked to say that I've been selected to speak at CodeStock 2010 in Knoxville, TN on June 25th and 26th. I'll be doing a revamped version of my Thinking Outside the Battleship Gray Box talk I did at the Atlanta Silverlight Meetup group a few months ago, and I'll be adding some new examples including some demos on Windows Phone 7.

Thanks to everyone who voted for my session - there were 300+ submitted, and I am very psyched to have been selected. Several other folks from the local Atlanta Silverlight Meetup group will be presenting as well including Corey Schuman, Jeremy Likness, James Ashley, and Jason Rainwater. Hope to see you there!

A month or so ago I submitted my talk Thinking Outside the Battleship Gray Box for consideration at this year's CodeStock in Knoxville, TN. This talk will be based off the presentation I did at the Atlanta Silverlight Meetup last month taking into account some of the feedback I received from that talk.

The first step in getting selected to speak at CodeStock is to submit your talk, the next step is for people who are going to CodeStock to vote for your session. I hope you will register to attend CodeStock, and while you are there please vote for my session!

Last week I got the opportunity to present at the Atlanta Silverlight Meetup. I presented a talk entitled 'Thinking Outside the Battleship Gray Box' primarily focused on UI manipulations. Here was the synopsis:

As developers, we’ve grown accustomed to the confines of the technology platforms available to us. With new platforms like WPF and Silverlight, developers must change their perceived limitations and learn how to think outside the box to create engaging experiences. How can we use new presentation layer technologies to create more engaging applications and break away from the traditional battleship gray windows application?

The talk made reference to my posts Thinking Outside the Box - Using Programatic Animations in Silverlight and Street Fighter Style UI Compositing With Prism. You can find a screencast recording from the event below.

Developing Without Limitations

The voting for the Open Call entries for Mix 2010 sessions is now open, and I would love to have your vote! The title of the session is Developing Without Limitations, although if I had to rename it I would probably rename it something like 'Developing Outside the Box'. You can expect this session to cover a handful of topics I've briefly covered on this blog including Thinking Outside the Box - Using Programatic Animations in Silverlight and Street Fighter Style UI Compositing With Prism - mostly we'll be tackling new ways to approach new UI's in Silverlight and WPF.

Here is the session abstract:

As developers, we do well working within the comfortable framework of the technology platforms that are available to us. But with new platforms like WPF and Silverlight, developers need to learn how to think outside the box when it comes to creating engaging and cutting edge experiences. How can we use new presentation layer technologies to create more engaging applications? How can we as developers help move away from the traditional battleship grey applications and create more modern, engaging, and interactive applications?

Drawing on Roger’s recent experience leveraging Silverlight technology, this presentation provides insights on how developers can learn to think without limitations. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of how strategy, creative and technology can work together to maximize the potential of the digital medium.

While you're voting, check out my coworker's session Lighting Up With Blend, and thanks for your consideration!