Note though that it is not a safe environment, since it is a real session on your development machine. The simulator lets you adjust resolution, fake multi-touch, and take screenshots. The simulator is intriguing because it is actually a remote session into your own machine, providing a way of running not-Metro apps in a window. You can debug a Windows Runtime app either by running it locally, or in a simulator, or on a remote device. A separate application called Blend provides a design tool for both XAML and HTML. XAML has a two-way visual designer, so you can edit either in code or visually and the changes are synchronized. You can design the user interface either in XAML, the XML language first used for WPF, or in HTML. Given that the platform is new, the tool support is impressive.
Microsoft is pushing its new platform hard, and Visual Studio has all you need to build what the IDE calls “Windows Store” apps. A quick look at some notable featuresįirst, Windows 8 development. Web options include ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC (Model – View – Controller) 3 or 4, with sub-options for Internet, Intranet or Web API, and ASP.NET or Razor view engines. The nearly-forgotten Silverlight is still supported, while for desktop applications you can choose between several C++ types, and Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for. Hit New Project and there are hundreds of templates to choose from, including one for Windows Phone 8 which currently trails out with a “Coming soon” message. Change what's not broken: Mostly monochrome icons
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