Microsoft just released the Developer Preview of Windows 8 that includes the all new Metro interface. Not only is the interface a major facelift from previous versions of Windows, but the way you design and build applications has some very significant changes. A new programming library called WinRT has replaced the existing .Net Win32 libraries, and Microsoft has also made some major changes to Blend, the design tool. Blend now creates HTML5 code! This four session track includes two sessions directly from Harry Pierson, a Microsoft architect from Redmond as well as two sessions on Metro Design and more from Guido Rosso, Danny Riddell and Michael Lucaccini, three of the founders at Archetype.

Do you want to create a resume that best showcases your talent and attracts more attention? Fine tune your interview skills to help you land that dream job? Are you a hiring manager interested in learning how some companies find rock-star software engineers in this competitive market? Career Track 2011 brings together a seasoned group of CEO’s, founders, executive coaches and industry experts in areas of recruiting, HR and media consulting, to share their knowledge and experience with you. If you are a job-seeker, hiring manager or HR professional, this track offers you a chance to take your skills to the next level and learn new approaches to dealing with the constant challenges of finding a great employer or candidate.  This track is sponsored by two of our Platinum sponsors Lumos Labs and Dice.

Google is fundamentally a web company, so our goal is to push the web forward in an open way. In the Google track at CodeCamp this year, we want to introduce you to some of our platforms (App Engine and the Chrome Webstore), as well as touch upon a subset of the many data APIs and tools that are available to enrich your applications and make your life as a web developer easier.

Java Track

No one has been able to miss the fact that mobile development is booming on every front, be it iPhone, Windows Phone 7, Android or some other platform. Some prophets are even going as far as to say that the PC era is ending, and the new mobile and tablet era is the next step of the computing evolution. Don’t be left behind! Attend the Mobile track sessions to find out at a high level what is happening in the mobile space (with new releases like IOS 5 and Mango), or at a detailed level how to get started developing on each platform, as well as how to test your applications. If you are already into mobile development, there are some deep dive sessions for you as well. Also, some mobile content is found in the Cloud track as well. Mobile is organized by Falafel Software Inc.

No topic has been hotter and more debated in 2011 than that of HTML5 and its impact on mobile web apps and sites. In this track, we'll be taking a practical look at the reality of developing for mobile users with web technologies, making those experiences as fast as possible, and in particular how to use JavaScript frameworks to help develop reliable, cross-platform applications for contemporary mobile devices. Bring your devices, bring your laptops, and get ready to create some beautiful mobile experiences!

Using languages other than Java on the JVM have become increasingly popular over the years. With the addition of support for JSR 292 in JDK 7, dynamically typed languages should run faster on the JVM in the future. This track includes sessions on just a few of the other languages that run on the JVM today: Clojure, Fantom, Groovy, Scala and Visage.