I will be presenting a session about Windows Vista Media Center development at the upcoming Desert Code Camp on October 28, 2006 in Tempe, AZ.


Windows Vista Media Center Development


There is a new development language for Media Center development: Media Center Markup Language (MCML). In this one hour session, we will cover a brief overview of Media Center and create, install, and test a simple application in MCML from scratch.


Keeping with the goals of a Code Camp, the session will be very “code-centric”.

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What is a Code Camp? In short, it is a free developer conference. Who is welcome? Anyone!

To get a better understanding, here’s the Code Camp Manifesto:

By and For the Developer Community


Code Camps are about the developer community at large. They are meant to be a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.

Always Free


Code Camps are always free for attendees.

Community Developed Material


The success of the Code Camps is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided completely (including code) without any restriction. If you have content you don’t want to share or provide to attendees then the Code Camp is not the place for you.

No Fluff only Code


Code Camps are about showing the code. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.

Community Ownership


The most important element of the Code Camp is always the developer community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.

Never occur during work hours


We need to understand that many times people can’t leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the Code Camp is that they always occur on weekends.

The community leaders in the desert have worked together to arrange this venue for our software developer communities. It’s not a “one-technology” event. There will be sessions on Java, Flash, open source, Microsoft, database, and all other technologies. Nothing is off limits.

Visit http://www.desertcodecamp.com for more information.