Microsoft Build (often stylised as //build/) is an annual conference event held by Microsoft, aimed towards software engineers and web developers using Windows, Windows Phone, Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft technologies. First held in 2011, it serves as a successor for Microsoft's previous developer events, the Professional Developers Conference (an infrequent event which covered development of software for the Windows operating system) and MIX (which covered web development centering on Microsoft technology such as Silverlight and ASP.net). The attendee price was (US)$2,195 in 2016, up from $2,095 in 2015. It has sold out quickly, within one minute of the registration site opening in 2016.
Video Build (developer conference)
Format
The event has been held at a large Convention center, or purpose-built meeting space on the Microsoft Campus. The Keynote on the first day has been led by the Microsoft CEO addressing the press and developers. It has been the place to announce the general technology milestones for developers. There are breakout sessions conducted by engineers and program managers, most often Microsoft employees representing their particular initiatives. The keynote on the second day often includes deeper dives into technology. Thousands of developers and technologists from all over the world attend.
Maps Build (developer conference)
Events
2011
Build 2011 was held from September 13 to September 16, 2011 in Anaheim, California. The conference heavily focused on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012; their Developer Preview versions were also released during the conference. Attendees also received a Samsung tablet shipping with the Windows 8 "Developer Preview" build.
2012
Held on Microsoft's campus in Redmond from October 30 to November 2, 2012, the 2012 edition of Build focused on the recently released Windows 8, along with Windows Azure and Windows Phone 8. Attendees received a Surface RT tablet with Touch Cover, a Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone, and 100GB of free SkyDrive storage.
2013
Build 2013 was held from June 26 to June 28, 2013 at the Moscone Center (North and South) in San Francisco. The conference was primarily used to unveil the Windows 8.1 update for Windows 8. Each attendee received a Surface Pro, Acer Iconia W3 (the first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet) with a Bluetooth keyboard, one year of Adobe Creative Cloud and 100GB of free SkyDrive storage.
2014
Build 2014 was held at the Moscone Center (West) in San Francisco from April 2 to April 4, 2014. The date and venue of Build 2014 were prematurely published by Microsoft's website on December 12, 2013, but was subsequently pulled. Microsoft ultimately made an official announcement on the next day. Build attendees received a free Xbox One and a $500 Microsoft Store gift card.
Highlights:
- Windows Display Driver Model 2.0 and DirectX 12
- Microsoft Cortana
- Windows Phone 8.1
- Windows 8.1 Spring Update
- Windows free on all devices with a screen size of 9" or less and on IoT
- Bing Knowledge widget and app linking
- .NET Native (Announcement, Product Page)
- .NET Compiler Platform (Roslyn)
- Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 RC
- Team Foundation Server 2013 Update 2 RTM
- TypeScript 1.0
- .NET Foundation
2015
Build 2015 was held at the Moscone Center (West) in San Francisco from April 29 to May 1, 2015. Registration fee is $2095, and opened at 9:00am PST on Thursday, January 22 and "sold out" in under an hour with an unspecified number of attendees. Build attendees received a free HP Spectre x360 ultrabook.
Highlights:
- Windows 10
- Windows 10 Mobile
- HoloLens and Windows Holographic
- Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
- Visual Studio 2015
- Visual Studio Code
2016
Build 2016 was held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from March 30 to April 1, 2016. The price was $2195, an increase of $100 compared to the previous year. The conference was sold out in 1 minute. Unlike previous years, there were no hardware gifts for attendees.
Highlights:
- Windows Subsystem for Linux
- Cortana chatbot on Skype
- "Power of the Pen and the PC"
- .NET Standard Library
- ASP.NET Core
- Browser extension support for Edge
- Windows 10 Anniversary Update
- Xamarin
- Free for individuals, open source projects, academic research, education, and small professional teams.
- Remoted iOS Simulator for Windows
2017
The 2017 Build conference took place at the Washington State Convention Center in Downtown Seattle, Washington from May 10 to May 12, 2017. It had been at Moscone Center for the previous four years. However, Moscone center is undergoing renovations from April through August 2017. The Seattle location brought the conference close to the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The price remained at $2195 for the 2017 conference. There were no devices given away at this conference to attendees.
Highlights:
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Visual Studio for Mac
- WSL: Fedora and SUSE support
- Xamarin Live Player
- Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
- Microsoft Fluent Design System
2018
The 2018 Build conference is being held at the Washington State Convention Center in Downtown Seattle, Washington May 7 to May 9, 2018. The price has increased $300 to $2495 for the 2018 conference.
Attendee Party Venues
- 2011 The Grove
- 2012 Seattle Armory
- 2013 Pier 48
- 2014 AMC
- 2015 AMC
- 2016 Block Party Yerba Ln
- 2017 CentryLink Field
- 2018 Museum of Pop Culture
References
External links
- Official website
- Build Event on MSDN Channel 9
Source of article : Wikipedia
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