Microsoft 4Afrika App Stars Training Begins in Nigeria

This week is the first Microsoft 4Afrika App Stars training in Nigeria. Microsoft has equally extended calls to developers to apply to benefit from the programme.

4Afrika App Stars is a Microsoft reward program for developers. “We are looking to equip a special group of developers with the world-class technical skills needed to build highly relevant, immersive applications and cloud-based solutions,” the foremost software Company said.

This week is the first Microsoft 4Afrika App Stars training in Nigeria. Apply now to the Microsoft App Stars Program and be a star in your community.

However, Microsoft Champs Teams are the first to attend invitation for now.

The programme will feature intensive training on Windows 8, Windows Phone, and Windows Azure. “This training will put them on the right track to start developing their apps on top of the 3 technologies, and it will enable them to transfer this knowledge to their peers in the community. The training is under the Microsoft 4Afrika App Stars Program,” Microsoft said.

The trainers are from Microsoft, & partners. The Champs are from CCHUB and Idea Hub as well as from different universities all over Nigeria. The Microsoft Champs team members are varied between students, and working professionals all of them are working towards a shared goal which is building and evangelizing technologies for 4Afrika.

The agenda covers a variety of topics like Introduction to C# Windows 8, Windows 8 Platform overview; Windows 8 Design Principles; Windows 8 Charms, Contracts; Windows 8 Store.

Bing maps for Windows Store; Windows 8.1 new features and Windows Phone.

Others are Introduction to Windows Phone; Windows Phone Design Guidelines; Building WP Apps using Platform API, Tasks, and Choosers; Windows Phone Store and Best Practices.

Windows Azure; Introduction to Windows Azure; Windows Azure Websites; Windows Azure Mobile Services; Notification Hubs; Cloud Services and Windows Azure Storage and Virtual Machines

The trainings will be holding at Elion House Hotel (in Nigeria) from October 2, with attendees from different countries.