Live Connect
Let's get going .. You're going to love this!
Samidip Basu .. jeez, just Sam
Developer Advocate, Telerik
I dabble into things .. I break stuff
@samidip
[No, I'm not on LinkedIn or FaceBook]
Do you have a MSFT account?
Yeah, same one that powers ..
Live/Outlook email, Contacts, Calendars
Windows 8/Windows Phone Devices
OneDrive
XBox
Most other MSFT Services
I bet your users have one too ..
Most of these powered by
Live Services!
Enter Live Connect
RESTful APIs over Live Services
By developers, For Developers!
Live Connect Benefits
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User intimacy
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Why are you paying for the cloud again?
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Cross-Platform usage
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Solid SDKs
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RESTful hooks
Open Standards
Live Connect APIs use ..
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OAuth 2 - for user authentication
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REST - support for all HTTP verbs
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JSon - format for data handling
What you get
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Easy user authentication through MSFT account
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Single Sign-On
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Fine-grained permission control through Scopes
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Personal touch - user's Contacts
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Integration - user's Calendar
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OneDrive - enough said
Pick your Platform
Dedicated SDKs for easy consumption on
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Web
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Windows 8/8.1
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Windows Phone
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Any .NET app
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iOS
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Android
Don't forget REST though ..
So, you want to build a mobile app?
See the problem?
Yeah, let's not always do that.
There is a better way
You need Cross-Platform!
Use your Web skills
Build Hybrid Cross-Platform mobile apps!
Why you'll love Hybrid
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True single Codebase for all platforms
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Ease of HTM5/CSS/JavaScript
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Access to Native APIs
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App Store presence & monetization
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Users cannot tell the difference
AppBuilder
Hybrid Mobile Development, simplified!
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Developer Freedom
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End-to-End Tooling
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All needed Services
How cool is Live Connect?