Windows App Developer Links - 2012-07-20

posted on 19 Jul 2012 | App Developer Links

Metro App Development

  • Generation App: You can develop a Windows 8 app in 30 days (Dr. Doris Chen)

    • "THE BIG IDEA: We are going to recapture the hearts and minds of app lovers—both developers and people who have ideas for apps—by launching a movement called "Generation App" - representing an unparalleled business opportunity for developers in conjunction with Windows 8, Windows Phone and Windows Azure. HOW IT WORKS: We believe that today's app ecosystem consists of two personas: Coders ("I can build an app") and Conceivers ("I have an idea for an app"). Generation App will connect these two personas, and create a social movement around the drama of app creation..."

  • 8 quirks Windows 8 XAML developers should understand before starting their Metro app (Jerry Nixon)

    • "It's no secret, I love XAML. I write XAML, I talk about XAML, I dream in XAML. Sometimes that's true - especially in the middle of a project. Sometimes people misconstrue that I don't like HTML as a result, but as a father of three daughters, I can assure you picking favorites isn't a requirement - even if I have a favorite. ;) But as a Metro developer, there are some things XAML developers should know that will save them serious time. I wish I had this list to start!..."

  • C++ & Direct X on Windows 8 (Lee Stott)

    • "... We have a selection of material available to help educators and students get started on the Windows 8 Metro Style Game development with resources such as ‘Building your first Metro style game with C++' which is available via the Windows Dev Center. The Windows Dev Center offers developers the guidance they need to start coding. Additionally we have resources at the dev center for XAML/C#, HTML5/JS and it's important to understand that leveraging C++ implies that the games built will be much more than simple Metro apps or existing XNA windows phone or XNA creator apps..."

  • Win8, WinRT, Metro, Oh My (Jesse Liberty)

    • "There has been a great deal of confusion about the differences between and among WinRT, Windows 8, Metro, Metro Applications and etc. While there is no reason to be absolutist or pedantic about these differences, if we are going to communicate effectively we need to understand the fundamental differences. Thus, I offer the following simplifications to get us started..."

Apps & Code to Look At

  • Example Metro app /WinRT: Homemade Chart and DatePicker for Metro Apps (Iris Classon)

    • "Iris Classon on Twitter 18 July: "I'll make my own darn charts, and they will be FREE. HA! I'll use rectangles for bar-series." Here is how the charts turned out (I'm not ready to share this code yet, but I will once I clean it up a little!) - The barchart is by be, and the Piechart by another developer, I just did the legends. I'll ask him if he is fine with sharing, and I'll post the code here..."

Free Training Materials

  • Webinar: Why build for Windows 8 and how RadControls for Metro can help (Telerik)

    • "Windows 8 brings up new opportunities for businesses helping employees be more productive with immersive apps. The new platform bridges the gap between the engaging experience end-users are expecting and the security and management features the businesses need. RadControls for Metro complements the Windows 8 SDK, bringing controls such as Charts, Gauges, DatePicker, TimePicker and more. Join our free webinar to learn how you can become more productive with your Windows 8 development, no matter if you are using XAML or HTML..."

Internet Explorer 10

  • XMLHttpRequest responseXML in IE10 Release Preview (IEBlog)

    • "IE10 in Windows 8 Release Preview updates the responseXML from an XMLHttpRequest to return a native XML document by default. This change applies to IE10's Standards and Quirks document modes, making them interoperable with other modern browsers and consistent with a "same markup" approach. Compatibility document modes 5, 7, 8, and 9 are unchanged. This change may impact sites that were expecting responseXML to contain an MSXML document and depended on MSXML-specific functionality such as selectNodes..."

Other

  • Twelve Commandments Of Software Localization (Smashing Magazine)

    • "You've presented the new website and everyone loves it. The design is crisp, the code is bug-free, and you're ready to release. Then someone asks, "Does it work in Japanese?" You break out in a cold sweat: you have no idea. The website works in English, and you figured other languages would come later. Now you have to rework the whole app to support other languages. Your release date slips, and you spend the next two months fixing bugs, only to find that you've missed half of them..."