Windows 8

We promised you NO MORE PAUL but the magic of technology has allowed us to VIRTUALLY have him. So we are trying out this new set up - let us know what you think!! The Phone Spec Showdown  [02:59] The Future of Xbox Interactive  [08:14] New keyboard for Win8 [12:25]

John Montgomery chats about the work his team has been doing so developers can use Visual Studio to build Windows Store apps using HTML and JavaScript. Hear about the challenges behind building apps (and not pages) and the improvements to the language services that make IntelliSense much better in…

Today's Modern Monday post is kind of a repeat, but also kind of not. In the past we've highlighted building a "Hello RSS World" for Windows 8 series, Hello World... Building a simple RSS reader for Windows 8 Metro with HTML and JavaScript. Today's project takes so to a similar type of…

Chris Anderson, long-time UI architect at Microsoft (Windows Forms, WPF), discusses the innovative new standards and features introduced in Windows 8, that enable web developers to build Windows 8 apps more easily. Chris has been focused on the Windows Libraries for JavaScript and urges developers…

This week on Channel 9, Dan and Mark DeFalco discuss the week's top developer news, including; [0:47] Announcing: Great Improvements to Windows Azure Web Sites (Scott Guthrie) [2:11] Announcing Open Sourcing of Windows Azure Mobile Services SDK on GitHub, and Partnership with Xamarin…

Joe Stegman talks about creating XAML UI for Windows Store apps.    He mentions the flexibility of XAML being accessible from C++, VB and C#, and the great performance you will get out of the engine (which is written in native code).  Learn more about the new XAML UI…

For this week's Hardware Friday post I tried to find something that fit this week's Visual Studio Launch theme, but couldn't find anything that really fit. I DID find this post from the .Net Micro Framework team, On-going VS Express Support, which notes the VS 2012 support for the .Net Micro…

Do design principles hinder innovation?  Bonny Lau explains the reasoning behind the Windows 8 user experience and urges developers to leverage design templates as a starting point (not an end point) for design, to push the envelope and build great looking apps. Learn how to make your…

Abstract: Jeremy Foster welcomes Vamshi Sriperumbudur and Dr. Sid Annapureddy from Dyyno as they discuss their experience developing apps for Windows 8. Tune in as they share with us their business model as well as how Windows 8 offers an incredible opportunity to increase their reach and provide…

John Sheehan and Tim Huckaby discuss the developer platform for Windows 8.  John covers his biggest challenges and proudest moments, and urges developers to stop watching videos and begin building apps.        Ready to Get Started? Visit the Windows Developer Center for a…