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When starting to design a Windows 8 app, the most important thing to do is pick out a best-at statement. To create one, answer the question: "This app is the best app in its category at what?"   Take the time to come up with a great best-at statement because many of your…

This video discusses Part 2 on how to use the Windows 8 platform to build great Windows Store apps. It covers a number of aspects to the platform that aren't always visible but are essential to building great apps. For more information on best practices, please see: Learn to build Windows Store apps…

This video discusses Part 1 on how to use the new Windows 8 platform to build great Windows Store apps. It covers a number of aspects to the platform that aren't always visible but are essential to building great apps. For more information on best practices, please see: Learn to build Windows Store…

The Microsoft Developer Division hires students for a summer internship each year, and these interns were given a special chance last week to test their skills at building applications. It was called the Microsoft Intern Hack-a-thon, and these students formed teams and got the chance to build…

Yesterday, Google's Vic Gundotra proudly exclaimed that "I'm not interested in screwing over developers" as he piled on top of Dalton Caldwell's post accusing Facebook of being naughty on the platform front.   I'm not here to defend Facebook or Twitter or anyone else who takes…

According to Richard Campbell, there are big changes in the development world on the horizon, and while potentially scary, change is a great opportunity for developers. Hear about the history of how we got here and why the things you know now will stay valuable when you add a bit more in. Plus:…

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've started seeing it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push…

Full post >> Windows 8 guru Thomas Lewis shares his list of top Windows 8 blogs to watch, tools to check out, designer resources, social connections, and developer resources.THOMAS LEWISThomas Lewis is a Principal Technical Evangelist who at 8 years old thought that there was a frog…

Watch the rest of the episode >> Host Jonathan Rozenblit goes through the monthly developer news segment: Prairie Dev Con West, Windows Azure Camp Challenge, what's up on TechDays TV, and introduced the Windows Azure Developer Movement. D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVEIn case you haven't heard…

Read the full post >> Following his presentation at the East of Toronto .NET User Group (@easttorontoug), Gladstone Grant (@gladstonegrant) takes on Jonathan's questions as well as some from the viewers about the opportunities developers have working with the Microsoft platform. GLADSTONE…