The Chippewa Valley . NET User Group is small group of like minded developers founded in November 2004 who are passionate about learning more about technology that solves problems. While we do meet regularly to talk about Microsoft technologies, we’ll also cover topics on HTML5, jQuery, Ruby and Node.js.

All events are free and open to the public. We just ask that you register for the meeting ahead of time so we know how much food to order.

Our meeting on May 16th is sponsored by

Web, Meet Windows. Hello XAML, My Old Friend
Interested in the how to develop for Windows 8. Focusing on Metro-style applications and WinRT, this session will provide an introduction to the Windows 8 developer platform. Covering both XAML and HTML 5, we will look at the platform, tools and services available to Metro applications. From “Hello World” to leveraging Sharing contracts, along with a look at the Windows Store, we will cover a lot of ground to give you a solid starting point for developing and publishing applications.