Windows App Developer Links - 2012-12-19

posted on 19 Dec 2012 | App Developer Links

Windows Store App Development

  • Cooking up a great Windows Store app (Windows Store for developers)

    • "It's exciting to see so many developers embracing the innovations of Windows 8 to create great apps that provide exceptional experiences. We had a chance to talk to the creators of the Allrecipes and Allrecipes Video Cookbook apps about their experience developing for Windows 8..."

  • Windows 8 Development Tips #6: Be great at something (Brent Schooley)

    • "Building an application that people want to keep using and sharing with their friends is hard work. You will spend hours trying to get everything just right and many code reviews later you'll have things ready to ship. However, whether your app is truly successful or not starts way before the first line of code is ever written..."

  • Build Apps, Win Stuff (Jim O'Neil)

    • "‘tis the season... for building apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone AND perhaps winning some great prizes as a result. There are several contests being run by Microsoft and strategic partners to sweeten the pot for both designers and developers, and with holiday downtime (and new devices under the tree for some) it's a great time to roll up the sleeves..."

  • My Favorite Windows 8 Contract: PlayTo (Jason Thomas Carter)

    • "I'm one to play favorites, and who isn't? That's why it's called a favorite, am I right? And my favorite contract for Windows 8 is the PlayTo contract. The PlayTo contract allows you to use the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard to stream Audio, Video, or Image content to any DLNA enabled device on the network..."

  • Windows Store App and Remote Debugging on a Surface RT (Phillip Haydon)

    • "In order to run your app from Visual Studio on your remote device, in my case I want to run it on my Surface... but you can do this with any remote device such as another desktop, a laptop, a tablet running Windows Pro or RT etc, all you really need to do is install the Remote Debugging tools..."

  • How to Manipulate a File with FileRandomAccessStream in a Windows Store app (Channel 9)

    • "In a Windows Store app, FileRandomAccessStream can be used to create a file, load content from a file, or insert data into a specific position in the file. This video demonstrates FileRandomAccessStream methods to help you manipulate a file in a Windows Store app..."

  • Microsoft DevRadio: Using Construct 2 to Build Amazing Games for Windows 8 (Channel 9)

    • "Jennifer Marsman welcomes Ashley Gullen from Scirra as he demos for us Contruct 2, an easy to use HTML5 game engine that allows anyone to create gaming apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Check out this quick demo as Ashley creates a simple gaming app and then submits it to the Windows Store for release..."

  • Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner - How I Wrote and Deployed a Cloud Powered Windows 8 App in Six Days (Channel 9)

    • "Jennifer Marsman welcomes Patrick Godwin to the show as they discuss how Patrick wrote and deployed a Windows 8 app in just six days with the help of Windows Azure Mobile Services. Tune in as he demos his "Would You Rather..." app and then shows us how he used Windows Azure Mobile Services to get it done..."

Windows Phone App Development

  • Going global: Language support in Windows Phone 8 (Windows Phone Blog)

    • "It's hard to believe that just over a year ago I touted the 22 languages in our last release. My teammates and I were proud of the work—but knew we had more to do. And you told us as much: Language support was the No. 1 customer request on Suggestion Box for Windows Phone 8. So we kept busy—and now have more than doubled the number of display languages to 50 (you can see them all below). Today I'd like to tell you how fluent Windows Phone 8 has become..."

  • Getting started with Bluetooth in Windows Phone 8 (Stuart Lodge)

    • "A few weeks ago I knew nothing about Bluetooth. Nothing. Zip. Nada. I never used it - not for headsets, not for messaging, not for file transfer - never even turned it on. Then a little robot ball arrived in my life. His name is Sphero..."