I have previously published a template on the VS Gallery that allows you to build console apps by writing C++ /CX code and not starting with XAML and code generation…
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…
Support for targeting Windows XP with C++ in Visual Studio 2012 is coming. Steve Teixeira from the VC team has a post detailing the reasons, availability etc here