This document discusses Kendo UI, a JavaScript framework for building interactive and mobile-friendly user interfaces. It notes that while many mature server-side technologies exist, modern browsers allow more to be done client-side. Kendo UI provides UI widgets, templates, and other features to build cross-platform applications using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It works with technologies like jQuery and plays well with others. The document also briefly discusses different types of web and mobile developers and their perspectives before inviting the reader to learn more about Kendo UI.

1. Kendo UI 101
Samidip Basu Microsoft MVP, MS, MCPD, CAPM
Developer Advocate | Telerik Inc. | www.telerik.com
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4. Web Development Today!
 Dizzying number of devices with varying screen sizes
 Web remains the one thing common
 Ubiquitous with most reach
 Plenty of matured server side technologies – ASP.NET, PHP, JSP etc.
 But modern browsers pack a punch – your latest VM
 So, why not do more client-side?
 Plethora of JavaScript frameworks
 Web needs to be more interactive, x-plat & more fun!

5. State of Web Developers
 Conservatives
 Hardcore enterprise .NET developers
 Love C# & server-side comfort
 Spend all day in Visual Studio
 Liberals
 Often wear white pants, flip-flops & tattoos
 Swear by their Macs
 Build web through Sublime Text
 Bipartisans
 Avoid extremes | Technologists | Love Xbox & their families
 Accept JavaScript as assembly language of the web
 Love C# & managed code comfort

6. Kendo UI
 One framework to rule them all!
 Polished & innovative UI; consistent programming interface
 Based on HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript; support for server wrappers
 UI widgets based on jQuery core (Web, DataViz & Mobile)
 Built-in Framework pieces like MVVM; plays well with others as well
 Extreme performance-tuned and support for templates/themes/styles
 Cross-platform & touch-ready
 IE7+, Chrome, Firefox10+, Opera10+ & Safari4+

7. Ok, count me in!

8. State of Mobile Developers
 Conservatives
 We’ll just make the web
 Mobile Web still the lowest hanging fruit
 Lots of help with RWD
 Liberals
 Mobile apps should be native
 Swear by their PCs/Macs
 Have cash/need or indie
 Bipartisans
 Balance ends to needs
 Look for hybrid solutions
 Can’t afford to not target all mobile platforms

9. Let’s dig into some Kendo UI goodness!

10. Thank you!
Kendo UI 101 | Questions?
Samidip Basu Microsoft MVP, MS, MCPD, CAPM
Developer Advocate | Telerik Inc. | www.telerik.com
E: Sam.Basu@Telerik.com | L: x3179 | C: 507 244 0579
T: @samidip | W: http://samidipbasu.com