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Learn the 8 traits of building great Windows Store apps including how to embrace the Microsoft Design Principles. If you follow these guidelines you'll not only build stunning Windows Store apps, but also delight your customers. For more information on the Microsoft Design Principles, see the…

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…

Abstract:    In today’s Community Corner, Chris Koenig welcomes Microsoft MVP Michael L. Perry to the show as he demos for us an application he built called Update Controls which can help Windows 8 app developers simplify their code by automatically discovering dependencies so that you…

Abstract:    Chris Koenig welcomes Microsoft C# MVP Shawn Weisfeld to the show as he showcases the Windows 8 app he built for UserGroup.tv .Tune in and listen to this great story as Shawn describes his experience building the app and how you can watch great user group created content…

Abstract: In Part 2 of our Using Blend for Windows 8 apps series,  Andrew Duthie and Kirupa Chinnathambi take a deep dive into how you can use Blend to easily design your Windows 8 apps for various devices.  In this episode they’ll show you how to use the device panel and how to react to…

Abstract: Ever wonder how you can develop for device features you really like even though your personal device doesn’t support it? Well in this episode, Michael Palermo shows you the power of the Simulator in Visual Studio and how you can test features for various devices. Next Steps:Step #1 –…

Abstract: Andrew Duthie and Program Manager Kirupa Chinnathambi from the Microsoft Expression Blend team join us for part one of this series as we take an inside look at how Blend can help developers design their Windows 8 apps. Tune in as they build a basic “hello world” application, add HTML…

Abstract: In today’s episode Michael Palermo will show you how to manage your programs to work in different layouts via Media Queries. If you need to know how to control what needs to be done in various layouts – Portrait, landscape, snap-view, etc. this short how-to video is just for you. Next…

  While the goal of these quickstarts is to discuss the issues and solutions involved in porting our Windows Phone 7 app to a Windows Store app, there are some features and requirements in Windows 8 we wanted to address: snapping and appcontracts. Windows 8 Contracts provide OS level…