Second Preview of Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
The second Preview of Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is coming this Monday. Head over to the announcement by Microsoft Press here. -Sridhar
Pre-Order “Programming Windows® 8 Apps with Microsoft® Visual C++®”
The book is now available for pre-order. The estimated book launch is November 2012. Head over to the official site here for more details. -Sridhar
Windows 8 and VS2012 now available
If you are a MSDN subscriber, the bits are now available for download. Enjoy!!!
Programming Windows 8 Applications using C++ /CX–An update on the book
I have been thinking of providing an update on the status of my work on authoring “Programming Windows 8 Applications using Microsoft Visual C++”. Today marks a good time for…
Nice article on improving futures and callbacks in C++
Artur Laksberg from the Visual C++ team has a good post on Dr.Dobbs. Head over to the post here and enjoy!!
A great way to spend the weekend
If you get excited about technology and learning new things, here is an update on my learning activity this past weekend. Learn XAML and programming XAML using C++ /Cx. With…
Windows 8 hits RTM
Steven Sinofsky blogged the announcement a few minutes back on the “Building Windows 8” blog. Next stop: General Availability on Oct 26, 2012!!! -Sridhar
Experiments with Hosted TFS and building Metro-style apps
I have blogged earlier about hosted TFS service provided by Microsoft. The hosted TFS service is available for free at http://tfspreview.com. One limitation with the current hosted service is this:…
Announcing BUILD 2012
Registration opens at 8AM on 8/8 so please mark your calendars. This year, the event is at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA. More on the announcement here
TFSPreview : Hosted Source Control and Build engine Service in the cloud
One of the things that has been taking up my time over the past few months has been the availability of a source control repository for the samples I am…