Rob Miles (born 23 July 1957) is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, and a former lecturer in programming C Sharp and other elements of software engineering at the University of Hull.[2] [3]

Rob Miles
Rob after a Red Nose Day "Lecture in Rhyme"
Born(1957-07-23)23 July 1957
NationalityEnglish
Known forLecturer
AwardsMS MVP[1]
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsUniversity of Hull

Miles has given speeches worldwide on topics including C Sharp, Microsoft XNA, Windows Mobile development and embedded development using the .NET Micro Framework. He has written an XNA book, and he co-authored a book about the .NET Micro Framework with Donald Thompson.

Miles has also repeatedly been a member of the judging team of the yearly Microsoft Imagine Cup.[4] In 2009, he was selected as a Captain of the software design competition.[5]

Miles currently hosts a monthly Arduino Hardware Group as part of the Hull Digital Group at The Centre for Digital Innovation Beta.[6]

Bibliography

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  • Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0: Learn Programming Now!, Rob Miles. Microsoft Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7356-2522-8
  • Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now!, Rob Miles. Microsoft Press, 2009 ISBN 978-0-7356-2658-4
  • Embedded Programming with the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework, Donald Thompson, Rob Miles. Microsoft Press, 2007 ISBN 978-0-7356-2365-1
  • More Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0: Create Great Games: Learn Programming Now!, Rob Miles. Microsoft Press, 2009 ISBN 978-0-7356-2659-1
  • Learn C# Now Toolkit, John Sharp, Rob Miles (Author). Microsoft Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7356-2598-3
  • Introduction to Programming Through Game Development Using Microsoft XNA Game Studio, Rob Miles. Microsoft Press, 2009 ISBN 978-0-7356-2713-0
  • Uml & Java for Software Development, Rob Miles. John Wiley & Sons, 2001 ISBN 978-0-471-49855-1

References

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  1. ^ Rob Miles - Microsoft MVP Profile
  2. ^ "Rob Miles - Announcement on leaving the University of Hull". robmiles.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Rob Miles - University of Hull". hull.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Imagine Cup Student Competition, Software Design Invitational from a judge point of view". Imaginecup.com. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Imagine Cup Student Competition, Meet Your Competition Captains". Imaginecup.com. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  6. ^ Miles, Rob. "Arduino Fun and Games at C4DI". www.robmiles.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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