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This year started off with a nice surprise, an email with the subject "Congratulations 2014 Microsoft MVP!" I am humbled and excited, as this is the first time for me, and as always to be a part of such a great community. I enjoy the time I spend at community events, speaking to other developers and hearing their challenges, ideas and what great projects they are working on. ASP.NET is the category of my award, and although most know me for some the Windows Phone work I have done; Web API, MVC, and JavaScript/TypeScript is where I have spent a majority of my time. Mobile is as much about the back end services as it is about the...

I will be giving two talks this Saturday at South Florida Code Camp, being held at Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.  For directions and more information visithttp://www.fladotnet.com/codecamp/. Schedule for other sessions here. My Sessions Introduction to ASP.NET Web API - Why you should be using it. This is an introduction to ASP.NET WebAPI and how easy it is to get started and use it in your application development when building RESTful services.TypeScriptCome see how it can make you a more productive JavaScript developer or even a new one. I'll cover the core concepts, compare JavaScript practices and even show how to use in a Windows 8 app....

I will be giving two talks this Saturday at Richmond Code Camp, being held at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va.  For directions and more information visit http://richmondcodecamp.org/and/or follow @CodeCamp on Twitter. Schedule for other sessions here.   My Sessions Building Windows 8 Apps w/ MVVM Light 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM in Room 2 MVVM Light is a great toolkit for building Window Phone applications and has been updated for building Windows 8 Modern UI apps. In this session, you will learn how to get the package installed, what is different from Windows Phone development in MVVM Light and how to start your first app in Windows 8.  Introduction to...

I will be giving two talks this Saturday at Southwest Florida Code Camp. If you are interested in hearing about ASP.NET WebAPI and/or MVVM Light, stop by either of my talks.  8:30 - 9:40 AM (Room 128) - Introduction to ASP.NET WebAPI - Why you should be using it!  9:40 - 10:40 AM  (Room 128)  - Building Windows Phone Apps w/ MVVM Light  Hope to see you there, should be an exciting event!...