Kevin Whinnery, Lead Evangelist/Engineer, Appcelerator
Kevin Whinnery is an engineer and platform evangelist for Appcelerator. Before making the jump from 
Appcelerator community member to Appcelerator employee, Kevin has developed web-based applications for ERP vendor Lawson Software and technical consultancy Perficient. In addition to his contributions to open source and Appcelerator projects, Kevin is also the developer and maintainer of a Ruby on Rails student information system in use by several elementary schools in his home town of Saint Paul, Minnesota. A frequent speaker, blogger, and writer on technical and business topics, Kevin has appeared in multiple print and online publications.
Titanium 2-Day Training, Atlanta, April 24-25
Appcelerator is pleased to announce a special 2-day Titanium deep-dive training session on April 24-25 at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, GA.
This highly interactive event will get you from zero-to-app-to-Titan. Kevin Whinnery, Appcelerator illustrious Lead Evangelist, will be headlining the event. Attendees will receive training and associated materials covered in AppU Tracks 100 and 200, normally priced at $400 for on-line training. In addition, attendees will participate in a hands-on workshop where they will create their own application.
Here’s an overview of what you can expect:
Day 1
Zero-to-App
Welcome to Titanium, Platform Architecture
Preparing for Mobile Development
Getting Started and the Development Workflow
Debugging your App
Packaging for Distribution to the App Store or Marketplace
On the road to Titanhood
UI Fundamentals
Working with local data
Working with remote data
Day 2
Killer App Scenarios
Using Rich Media
Social Networking Integration
Location Aware Applications
Developing iPad Applications
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Includes continental breakfast and networking lunch for both days and all materials.
More Details
This two-day program will provide developers with the knowledge necessary to master key Titanium APIs and the end-to-end process of developing a Titanium Mobile, iPad or Desktop application. Developers will learn the basics of using Titanium Developer and will configure each of their individual workstations with Titanium Developer and the necessary software to run Titanium applications (either mobile, iPad or desktop). Developers will create their first new applications and explore several example applications on their workstation. Developers will also explore tools, tips and tricks for developing Titanium applications. Developers will also begin the process of packaging a simple application for distribution on either the Appcelerator Cloud or a mobile app store.
Developers will dive deeper into the APIs supported by Titanium. Each of the major namespaces and functional areas of the Titanium SDK will be explored, with accompanying examples. Developers should gain a functional understanding of the breadth of APIs available in the Titanium SDK. Developers will also explore specific use cases of the Titanium SDK as it pertains to their anticipated usage of the product.
Finally, developers will undertake a sample application to develop using Titanium. They will attempt to develop a simple Twitter client for mobile, iPad or desktop – the instructor will provide basic resources about web service API signatures and be prepared to give hints to make sure they finish a functional app within the time allotted. At the end of the exercise, the developers and the instructor will vote on the best implementation, and the winner receives a fabulous prize. The intent of this exercise is that every developer leaves the training with practical experience in building a real Titanium application, with a competitive element to help make it interesting.
For more information, contact Carole Arnold at the Center for Sustainable Journalism at KSU at carnol27@kennesaw.edu or 770.423.6924