Windows AppFest
Jon DeVaan, Corporate Vice President Windows Development talks to developers deep into the night at the Windows AppFest.
Guinness World Records congratulates developers for setting an official record for the ‘Most Participants in Software Development Marathon’ at the Windows AppFest
Thousands of developers achieve Guinness World Record at Windows
AppFest
Bengaluru, September 22, 2012: Today, thousands of developers made history by setting a world
record for the Most Participants in a
Software Development Marathon in One Location at KTPO, Bengaluru. The record
has been set at 2567 developers coding non-stop for 18 hours. Developers came
from all over India and beyond to participate in the event hosted by Microsoft
-- building, designing and testing apps for the Windows platform.
Emceed by Gaurav Kapoor and Roshan Abbas, the event was filled with
activities throughout the day and night including performances from DJRink, rock
band Swarathma and morning yoga sessions. And of course, developers building new
apps for Windows. As the clock struck 8
am, the world's largest app marathon was realized. Paul , Vice President Guinness World
Records Commercial announced Microsoft's entry into the Guinness World Records for
the Most Participants in a Software Development Marathon in One Location. A
certificate validating the record was presented to Jon DeVaan, Corporate Vice President for Windows
Development at Microsoft and Bhaskar
Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd, the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing.
At the closing of the Windows Appfest, said, congratulations to all of
the developers at the Windows AppFest for setting an official Guinness World
Record for the Most Participants in a Software Development Marathon in One
Location. The spectacle of thousands of developers toiling through the night has
demonstrated great commitment to their work.
Bhaskar Pramanik said:This Guinness Record at Windows AppFest is a great accomplishment by
all the developers who participated. We would like to thank everyone involved.
Over the course of the 18 hours of the
Windows AppFest we saw some outstanding talent and many innovative apps being
developed. I am certain that the success
of Windows AppFest will ignite the minds of developers across India to leverage
the opportunity and global reach of the Windows platform.
A robust developer ecosystem is at the center of
Microsoft's success. Windows 8 provides
developers with the single largest opportunity to develop apps across multiple
devices across various form factors and hardware formats using multiple coding
languages. Microsoft is focused on enabling developers to build the next
generation of apps and maximize their revenue.
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