Crowd, coders, and school trip mark Microsoft CEO Nadella's homecoming

The Microsoft chief mixes product showcases with a personal trip to his old school

When Microsoft Chairman Satya Nadella walked into the hall of the Sheraton Grand at Whitefield in Bengaluru on Thursday afternoon, he got a rockstar’s welcome. The hall erupted in applause, and phones flashed. It was a coders’ fiesta. The room remained lively till Nadella held the mic, occasionally bursting into applause and going silent again to listen to the coding giant. 

“Several times during his address, the crowd broke into applause. For example, when he showed the Agent HQ highlighting full-stack AI (artificial intelligence) agents coordinating workflows end-to-end, all developers present broke into applause, which underscores the influence he has