Microsoft answers Windows Runtime questions

By tim, on November 5th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

I watched the Windows Runtime (WinRT) “Ask the Experts” session from Build 2012; I did not get to attend in person as it conflicted with Herb Sutter’s session on C++. The session was chaired by Martyn Lovell.

Here is what I thought most significant or interesting.

Microsoft knows that certain types of apps

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November 5th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: .net, professional, software development, windows | 3 comments

Information Density in Metro, sorry Windows Store apps

By tim, on September 19th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

Regular readers will recall that I wrote a simple blog reader for Windows 8, or rather adapted Microsoft’s sample. The details are here.

This is a Windows Store app – a description I am trying to get used to after being assured by Microsoft developer division Corp VP Soma Somasegar that this really is what

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September 19th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: .net, microsoft, software development | 4 comments