Indian students to develop Apps for Windows

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

 

In less than a week from now, thousands of charged-up students in Karnataka will get together at the SJB Institute of Technology, Kengeri, Bengaluru, to develop apps for the Windows platform. On February 26, more than 10,000 students from across the length and breadth of the country will gear up to code applications for a whole day, at more than 50 hub centres like the SJB Institute of Technology.

The colleges are currently holding training sessions for students who wish to brush up their coding skills as they register. On the day of the AppFest, the young developers will code under the supervision of Microsoft mentors, trainers and Microsoft Student Partners (MSPs), and submit the app online - an opportunity to make it available on the Windows Store after due diligence.

Microsoft will provide students at each of the hubs with free software such as Visual Studio Express for Windows 8, and with free Windows Store registration codes through Microsoft DreamSpark. The focus will be on broad-based consumer applications, incorporating education, games, apps for social good, etc.....See More