DevCon 2014: how it was (+ many photos)

    At the end of May, in one of the natural resorts of the Moscow Region, the DevCon 2014 conference was held , which brought together over 900 developers and software testers on-site and more than 40,000 online viewers. The DevCon conference has been held for the fourth year in a row, each time offering a unique suburban participation format - all conference participants call in a suburban holiday home and live in it for two days of the conference, receiving all the pleasant advantages of a resort venue. This year, DevCon 2014 offered the participants the following format:







    • 2 days, from May 28 to May 29, on the basis of a natural resort;
    • Plenary report, dozens of reports of the main program in five parallel tracks;
    • Workshops, round tables and hackathons “Coding Night” and “F # Coding Dojo”;
    • Exhibition of partners and guest house Microsoft with new devices;
    • Evening program and live concert of Uma2rmaH;
    • Outdoor activities and sporting events.

    A feature of DevCon 2014 was its international status: the English version of the site was launched , a special report track in English was organized, experts from Microsoft development teams and the community were invited, an English-language conference program was broadcast at many venues for an international audience, and recordings after a while will be available on Channel9.com .

    Below you will find many photos from the conference. If you were with us at DevCon 2014, then share your impressions in the comments. Unprocessed recordings of the conference can already be viewed at http://www.msdevcon.ru/ . Soon we will publish ready-made reports on Channel9 and TechDays.ru.

    The conference participants were greeted by a large tent installed on the main square of the resort. Our partners put up their decision near the tent, a car that can be controlled through the cloud. Registration of participants In the tent, one could get acquainted with many technologies: from Oculus Rift, 3D-printer, tablets and phones on Windows / WP and Xbox One to Visual Studio, Microsoft Azure and Internet Explorer. One of the guest house’s areas was a photo zone in which one could take pictures with friends against the background of the familiar room of one of the series or together with the famous voice of this series - Denis “Courage-Bombay” Kolesnikov. Denis was generally a popular person, he was caught where they could and took photos.

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    In the center of the tent - the Microsoft guest house - there was a fountain, nearby there were comfortable places to relax, the tent was popular with visitors and in between reports was full. The opening of the conference is a very important part of the program. The conference was opened by Mikhail Chernomordikov. The keynote speaker for the discovery was Giorgio Sardo, Senior Director of Developer & Platform Evangelism. This time, as part of a plenary report, 10 live demonstrations of a wide variety of technologies, products and services were held, including Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Azure, Visual Studio, simultaneous development for all platforms with Xamarin, mobile web and so on ...

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    The final part of the plenary lecture was led by Alexander Lozhechkin - Director of Developers & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe and a permanent member of DevCon. In conclusion, Denis “Courage-Bombay” Kolesnikov told the conference about the format of the conference. The plenary report team took a memory photo: Conference reports, including those from English from the international track, took place in five parallel streams. We are very pleased that many colleagues, experts and representatives of the developer community from different countries have responded to our call to participate in the conference with reports. Not all speakers got here in the photo feed, look for their photos at http://bit.ly/msdevcon2014 .

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    In between reports, during a long lunch break, participants could relax, surf the Internet or take a walk around the beautiful conference venue, chat with colleagues and meet other participants. Anyone could catch speakers, including foreign ones, and ask them any questions. In the main building of the conference, along with the exhibition of partners, there was a feedback wall on which each person could leave his message. Partners brought a samovar and handed out gingerbread cookies. Those interested could buy books on development:

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    In the evening, after the completion of the main program of the first day of the conference, the participants traditionally could relax in nature, listen to the group’s performance, participate in various games, for example, the traditional game “who will throw the keyboard next”. This year, the famous band Uma2rmaH annealed at a concert, which performed their hits. When it got dark, the participants were offered a place in front of the fire, where some played the guitar. Others at this time could take part in the hackathons “Coding Night” or “F # Coding Dojo”. The second day of the conference began with a warm-up, where everyone could perform exercises. The second day was a bit rainy. By the way, I didn’t say that the conference participants were given memorable backpacks, which many really liked :-).

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    The second day of the conference ended with a closing ceremony, in which we congratulated one of the speakers on his birthday and held competitions. Led closure did not know fatigue Denis “Courage-Bombay” Kolesnikov. DevCon 2014 has passed. Below is a picture of the team that made it for you! Useful links:

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