The document provides information about a workshop to help interns learn how to develop a Windows phone 8 application from scratch. The workshop will be led by Harsha S and Animesh Nayan, who have experience at Microsoft and as co-founders of a programming education startup. During the hands-on workshop, interns will work through structured activities and problems to learn skills like designing apps, writing quality code, and deploying apps, with guidance from the instructors.

2. To help interns on-board development at Microsoft by
designing and developing a Windows phone 8 application
from scratch.

3. Harsha S
• Stints @ Microsoft - Code4Bill finalist, MSRI.
• Elite competitive programmer – World finals of ICPC, TopCoder Open, Google Code Jam
• Start-ups (co-founder) - JustReco, Agile Design Labs, MyCodeSchool
Animesh Nayan
• Stints @ Microsoft - SDET with Bing (2008- 2010), SDE with Visual Studio (2010 – 2012)
• Start-up (co-founder) – MyCodeSchool

4. • Start-up founded in 2012 – delivering online lessons on programming.
• We create content (videos, online courses) to help people learn programming
• We rank at top for prime queries on YouTube

5. • A desk with Windows-8 machine
• VS ultimate and Windows phone 8.1 SDK
• An unlocked Windows phone/ tablet
• Good temperament and lots of energy.

6. • Multiple activities (45-60 minutes) structured as short interactive talks
followed by problem-solving session.
• Learn required skills while trying to solve a real problem.
• Instructors will move around guiding you. Ask when stuck.
• Details of activities and other resources can be accessed here:
http://wpcamp.mycodeschool.com/

7. • How to think like “real” developers while approaching a problem.
• How to build and deploy Windows phone 8 application from scratch.
• How to write quality code (reusable, maintainable, testable).

8. • There are no stupid questions, only answers can be stupid.
• We are not going to rank you. No certificate will be awarded.
• Activities may require patience. Search for solution and do not give
up easily.