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Saptamana 10-16 octombrie - o saptamana plina


Saptamana care tocmai a trecut a fost o saptamana plina pentru mine. Doua evenimente importante erau trecute in calendar. Din aceasta cauza nu am avut timp sa scriu nimic pe blog.
Primul eveniment a avut loc in Sibiu, pe data de 13 octombrie, cand iQuest a deschis un nou sediu in Sibiu. Lansara a fost insotita de un eveniment organizat de catre iQuest impreuna cu Microsoft Romania, care s-a numit “Mobile in the Cloud”. Microsoft Romania a fost present cu doi prezentatori (George Pristavu si Petru Jucovschi) care ne-au introdus in lumea platformei Windows Azure si a Windows Phone 7. Invitatul special din partea iQuest a fost Bernd Kullick care este consultant pe Windows Azure la Microsoft Germania. Acesta ne-a prezentat arhitectura unei aplicatii pe cloud - Eye On Earth. In cadrul dezvoltarii acestei aplicatii a luat parte si iQuest. In cadrul ultimei prezentari am prezentat Sudoku7. O aplicatie pentru Windows Phone 7 care a fost integrata cu Windows Azure. A fost prima aplicatie pe care am scriso pe Windows Phone 7 si pot sa zic ca experienta a fost destul de frumoasa desi am avut de trecut cateva obstacole.
Ca de obicei Sibiul ne-a lasat o impresie frumoasa, in special noul sediu iQuest, care arata foarte bine. Din punctul meu de vedere evenimentul a iesit foarte bine. Lumea a fost interesata de eveniment dar si de iQuest. Fiecare participant plecand multumit acasa. Incepand din 13 octombrie, Sibiul apare si el pe harta iQuest.
Al doilea eveniment a fost in Cluj-Napoca. Radu Vunvulea impreuna cu Mihai Nadas au organizat un eveniment CODECAMP pentru dezvoltatorii .NET si nu numai din Cluj. Evenimentul a avut loc in 15 octombrie. Chiar daca a fost sambata, sala a fost plina pana la final (aproape 60 de persoane). iQuest s-a numarat printre sponsorii acestui eveniment, impreuna cu Microsoft si Yonder. Daca doriti sa urmariti prezentariile online, putem sa faceti acest lucru la adresa www.justin.tv/codecampcluj.
Cele mai mari emotii le aveam cu numarul de participant. Deoarece evenimentul a avut loc sambata, ne era frica sa nu avem sala goala. Dar din fericire Clujul nu ne-a dezamagit. Pe viitor pregatim si alte evenimente CODECAMP in Cluj-Napoca.
O sa revin saptamana urmatoare cu un post despre OAuth, pentru persoanele care nu au fost la evenimentul de sambata.

Update: video de la Sibiu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF10cpddLFk

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