Windows 8 had released! I want to create a metro style DESKTOP application like GitHub-for-Windows(http://windows.github.com/).How can I develop this kind style? WPF,WinForm or others.
Does Microsoft supply solutions for Desktop Metro applications at Visual Studio 2012?
Have a look at Mahapps.Metro
It is exactly for what you want.
I have used it and I found it very easy to get in to.
EDIT
You could also have a look at the more recently released Modern UI for WPF
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this. But anyway, you can check this out
Microsoft does provide Visual Studio Express for Windows 8.
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I'm new to Windows 10 and I absolutely love the Modern/Metro design. I'd love to create programs for Microsoft appstore that look like the Windows Mail or Office 365 Powerpoint but I don't know if I'm on the right track:
I downloaded and installed Microsoft Visual Studio Code, but it seems more for web development. Should I use Cordova and web technologies to create such apps? It is using WinJS(?) but I'm wondering if XAML is a better option?
I've also installed Visual Studio 2015 and put my Windows 10 in developer mode, but there is a bunch of options under C# projects: universal apps, windows forms apps, etc. Which one should I choose to do a native Windows app that looks like Microsoft Mail?
In general there is a whole bunch of options available and that is confusing. I know Java so picking up C# isn't hard for me. Also I've worked with Javascript/HTML/CSS for 4 years now and that is also comfortable for me.
I prefer performance and ease of maintenance.
The apps you mention are just regular Windows Universal apps so you can certainly do what you are asking.
1) No, VS Code is not for creating Windows Universal Apps, use Visual Studio 2015 instead (community edition is fine)
2) Your best starting point in terms of templates is Visual Studio 2015 > File > New Project >Installed > Templates > Visual C# > Windows > Universal > Blank App (Universal Windows)
It sounds like you could do with doing a few tutorials before diving into a real app. https://dev.windows.com/ is the main landing page for Windows app development. There are some great tutorials under the 'getting started' section, take the time to learn the basics now and you'll find writing your app much easier (and you'll probably produce a better app too).
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/design is also worth a look for design-specific resources.
Is it possible to develop Windows 8 app using Visual Studio Express Windows Phone? The questions might look very silly, but I am very new to Windows app development. So please help.
Here you go, straight from the horses mouth. So yes!
Here is what you want, you can target both wp8.1and w8.1.
I remember you used to get the express alongside the w7.x sdk, terrible annoying if you were already sitting on pro or ultimate ;)
Hope it helps! (I would rather not install the expres on my computer as I already have ultimate installed, so I only trust what the article there says.)
Cheers,
Stian
I found some information regarding Windows 8 Metro and c++/cli. Windows 8 Metro does not support c++/cli.
However I am having trouble finding explicit documentation that states whether Windows 8 Desktop supports c++/cli (the linked question is not explicit enough IMO). Does Windows 8 Desktop support c++/cli?
Please make sure to provide a link to your relevant source.
Windows 8 does not support C++/CLI.
It is the other way around, the support does not come from the Windows team (they did not ship a compiler) but from the Visual Studio team. Each Visual Studio version has a list of supported platforms that your application can target if you use that version of Visual Studio to build your app.
So does Microsoft support writing C++/CLI apps for Windows 8 Desktop? The answer is yes if you use the right version of Visual Studio*. Does the support come from Windows? The answer is no.
*You can continue test and provide support to your customers even without Microsoft's support to you, for example you can write C++/CLI code in Notepad then compile it using the cl.exe from VS2012 Express for Windows 8. There's really nothing to prevent this use case to work, despite Microsoft's statement that VS2012 Express for Windows 8 does not support desktop development (and I don't think there's any reason why Microsoft should provide support on this use case with VS2012 Express for Windows Desktop out there) .
The Windows 8 Desktop supports everything that Windows 7 supported. C++/cli included. There really isn't much that talks about this, but here is a link to VS 2012 support for C++/cli which implies the same thing.
I'm developing applications for iPhone and Android on my Mac, but now I want to port them to Windows Mobile. I know that it requires Visual Studio, but that's just if you want to make .Net applications. Then I want to know if there is any alternative, something like Mono...
Windows Phone 7 (unlike Windows Mobile) is quite a closed system with one development environment supported. I.e. you are stuck with Visual Studio and, consequently, Windows.
Update: Windows Mobile 6.x is not much better for MacOS developer. For .NET CF you use Visuaal Studio 2005 or 2008. For native code development you could use Visual Studio 2005 (if memory serves) or, before it, there existed eMbedded Visual Studio 4 (and embedded visual tools 3 earlier), both being similar to Visual Studio 6 (and probably built using the same code base).
Alternatives included FreePascal (Pascal language, native code compilation) and NSBasic (interpreted BASIC language, if memory serves).
But all those tools were for Windows only.
You'll need Visual Studio for both managed and native Windows Mobile applications. I don't think Mono supports .NETCF and I don't think SharpDevelop does either.
You might need to install a Windows virtual machine to run on your Mac. Or... get a PC for Windows development. I have both a PC and Mac workstation on my desk since I do iPhone, Android, and .NET all together.
I am actually looking at starting a project to do this using Mono and Moonlight. Granted, I am in the very early stages of research but I think that it can be done and I am hoping to start getting some people together to help in the near future. I will post the github repo back here when I get something going.
PLease have a look into this
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2012/12/21/how-to-develop-for-windows-phone-8-on-your-mac.aspx
there is this Visual studio code which can be leveraged to initiate and test some basic wiMo app development
Is it possible to devlop old school Windows Phone app with VS2010 ? Do I have to dowload the template as I couldn't find this kind of project when I start a new project.
I definitively want to devlop old .Net Compact Framework 3.5 app, and no XNA or Silverlight app.
Do I have to swith back to VS2008 ?
Regards
No. Studio 2010 doesn't have any of the project wizards or templates for general Smart Device Application programs like Studio 08 does. Microsoft has said that they will add Smart Device programming capabilities into VS10 later, but they've not yet announced when or even what (e.g. will they support both native and managed).