How to create app for Windows 8 (Pro/NT)- easy 3 steps guide

Build your first app for Windows 8 (Pro/NT) by using this simple guide. This guide will help you to create your first 'Hello World!!!' app for windows 8. Feel free to ask questions. 

Download the Windows 8 Release Preview (free)
Experience the newest version of Windows and see for yourself how apps are at the center of the Windows 8 experience.

Download the tools and SDK (free)

Get the tools to build Metro style apps for Windows 8. Our free download includes Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 RC for Windows 8 and Blend for Visual Studio to help jumpstart your project.

Explore the documentation
Our docs are optimized to make you more productive. Discover everything you need to plan, build, and sell great apps.

Read the developer guide
Windows 8 Release Preview has many powerful features for developers. Discover the new features for Desktop, Web, and Metro style app developers.

  

Build apps with the experts at Windows Dev Camps
Dev Camps are free events that bring together developers like you to learn more about building apps. Learn interactively and get advice from expert app developers in hundreds of locations around the world.


You can use any of these languages for programming:

• JavaScript
• HTML
• C#
• Visual Basic
• XAML
• C++
• DirectX  

PS: In next post, I will explain you how you can make $$$$$ by sellling your app on Windows store ;)

Windows 8 will come out in three edition- Home, Pro and RT

Windows 8 will come out in three edition- Home, Pro and RT

Software giant Microsoft has announced three different editions of its upcoming operating system Windows 8.

The operating system will come in three versions, first, Windows 8, for home PCs and laptops. Second, Windows 8 Pro, for enthusiasts and professionals, and third, Windows RT, for devices running low-power ARM processors, such as tablet devices and lightweight ultrabooks.

Brandon le Blanc, head of communications at Windows, announced the versions on the official Microsoft blog, and said they have "worked to make it easier for customers to know what edition will work best for them," The Telegraph reports.

"Windows 8 has all the flexibility you need. You can use a touchscreen or a keyboard and mouse -- and switch anytime. Its beautiful, fast and fluid design is perfect for a wide range of hardware," Blanc added. Windows RT is the first version of Windows designed for tablets.

According to the report, it will come pre-installed on computers and tablets powered by ARM processors and will include a touchscreen-based version of Microsoft Office as standard.
Windows 8 is the standard, consumer-based model that will run on most new home computers, while Windows 8 Pro will include extra features such as file encyption, virtualisation of operating systems and domain management.