Welcome to the Student Zone at Build 2020!

We are so excited to provide support for you to not only learn by listening and watching, but by doing! Explore this repository to find starter code for some of the projects and demos from the Student Zone!

What is Build?

Build is Microsoft's professional developer conference where, you guessed it, professional developers come to confer!...By that we mean where developers come to learn about how Microsoft can better support their unique developer journey. There are technical sessions, opportunities to meet and talk with experts, and the chance to discover and grow a technical community.

What is the Student Zone?

Each year at Build we create a session track specifically aimed at student developers. The target age for our student developers is 14-21 years old, though that is really just there to guide us in scoping the content we create for you! So if you're a bit outside of these exact ages, you still might find this content useful for your coding journey too!

Where can I find the Student Zone Sessions?

Make sure you register for the Build conference! You can find the Build 2020 Registration here. Next, head over to the Community Connections and find the Student tab. Add all of the sessions to your schedule builder!

How can I follow along?

Here are some examples of the content and star speakers we have this year!

Topic	Speaker	Resources	Slides
Introduction to GitHub for Student Developers	Stanley Goldman	TBD
Learn to code with Visual Studio Code	Sana Ajani	Install VSCode
Let's Create an MS Build Social Shareboard	Instafluff	TBD
Taking your first steps with C#	Kendra Havens and Scott Hanselman	Take your first steps with C# Learn Module
Recognizing speech with a few lines of Python	Jim Bennett	SpeechToText Sample Code
“Hello, World!” in 3 Languages	Shana Matthews	Rosetta Code, Repl.it
Intro to Rust	Meaghan Lewis	Getting Started with Rust
Be a part of MS Build 2020 Digital history!	Instafluff	TBD
Inspired by the Next Generation of Coders	Louanne Murphy and Scott Hanselman	TBD
Anyone Can AI! A No-Code Bot That Understands You	Instafluff	TBD
Microsoft MakeCode with Minecraft Blocks	MakeCode	Creating a Flower Trail in Minecraft
Microsoft MakeCode with Minecraft Python	MakeCode	Try MakeCode for Minecraft Today
An Introduction to Chatbots	Jasmine Greenaway	Chatbots Starter Code
First steps with Razor pages	Cecil Phillip	Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core Docs
Introduction to Web Programming with JavaScript	Jen Looper	Build a simple website Learn Module
Microsoft MakeCode Arcade Blocks	MakeCode	Try MakeCode Arcade Today
Microsoft MakeCode Arcade JavaScript	MakeCode	Try MakeCode Arcade Today
Studying images of Earth like a NASA astronaut	Matthew Wallace	Additional NASA Hands On Projects
DIY Tech for BFFs	April Speight and Chloe Condon	Speech Service Docs, Misty Robotics, Twilio
Intro genomics data analysis on the Azure cloud	Robert Lleras	Bioinformatics algorithms, Cromwell on Azure,Microsoft Genomics
The Cloud is More than Just that Thing in the Sky	Heather Brevard and Michael Aldridge	TBD
Azure Machine Learning in Action!	Francesca Lazzeri and Sarah Guthals	AutoML Docs
Can Polar Bears help predict climate change? Find out with Computer Vision!	Justin Garrett	Polar Bear Tracker Learn Module
VSCode as an interactive learning environment	Lee Stott	GistPad VSCode Extension, CodeTour VSCode Extension
Introduction to Digital Identity, the foundation of digital trust	Krsitina Yasuda	Azure Active Directory Docs, Identity and Access Learn Module
Open the Learning Door to Computer Science with Minecraft	Masami Ishiyama	Download Minecraft: Education Edition
Cognitive Services for Photo Exploration and Science Art	Dmitry Soshnikov	Test the People Blender Bot
Build a Virtual Reality Game with JavaScript!	Cassie Breviu	VR with JavaScript Sample Code