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Rust/WinRT Brings Microsoft Closer to Adopting Rust Internally
Now available in preview, Rust/WinRT is a language projection for the Windows Runtime that enables calling Windows APIs in a natural and idiomatic way, similarly to other language projections such as C++/WinRT.
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WinRT Apps Move Slightly Closer to Being Enterprise Ready
A major limitation of WinRT apps in the enterprise has been the licensing model. In the past companies were asked to setup an Active Directory or pay 3,000 per hundred computers for side-loading keys. As part of the Windows 8.1 Update that requirement has been considerably softened.
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A Q&A with the XAML Performance Leadership Team
This panel discussion mostly covers XAML, but there are still some thoughts on its relationship to WPF and the desktop in general.
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Future-Proofing Desktop Applications for Hardware Enhancements
Though CPUs aren’t getting any faster, other hardware capabilities are rapidly increasing. This is most evident in high DPI displays and the way they shrink legacy applications to the point of illegibility. So for perhaps the first time since the 90’s, future proofing for better monitors is becoming vital.
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Introducing Common XAML UI
Based on the WinRT API, the Common XAML UI framework will allow the same UI code to be shared on phones, tablets, desktop computers, and eventually Xbox One.
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Weathr, a Comprehensive Demonstration of C++ 14, DirectX, and XAML
Weathr is a fully functional 3D weather app that demonstrates the use of modern C++ (both ISO and C++/CX), DirectX, and XAML. It also shows the use of PPL and lambda expressions for asynchronous communication with REST-based servers.
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Microsoft OpenTech Brings SQLite to Windows Phone and Windows Store
Microsoft is now offering an official version of SQLite for Windows Phone, Windows Store, and .NET 4.5. The library is available as a Portable Class Library, so developers can use as a basis for their own portable libraries.
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Nevron Open Vision Enables Cross Platform Application Development with Windows, WPF and Silverlight
The recently released Nevron Open Vision enable development of cross platform presentation layer applications with support for Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) and Silverlight. It will be soon updated to support Mac OS, iOS, Android and WinRT.
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RadRadialMenu Enables you to Create Touch Enabled Circular Menus
Telerik RadControls for Windows 8 XAML Q3 2013 includes RadRadialMenu and it helps you to create circular menus for both desktop and touch platforms. The control enables you to create both standalone and context menus.
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Microsoft Envisions One OS Running on Mobile Devices and Sensors
During a UBS Global Technology Conference held last week, Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green, EVP Devices and Studios, discussed her company’s approach to today’s software market, providing insights especially into the mobile device operating systems space. We selected the most interesting fragments from the session’s transcript (HTML, DOCX).
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Visual Studio 2013 Simplifies Windows Store Apps Development with Improved Exception Reporting
The recently released Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013 Preview editions includes improved reporting for exceptions that enables C++ Windows Store App developers to easily identify and fix errors.
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Private App Stores for Windows Phone and WinRT
Private distribution of applications is possible for both WinRT and Windows Phone 8, but the experience is very different for the two platforms. Mobile devices cost 300 USD per year per company, while WinRT costs 3,000 for the first 100 computers or fraction thereof.
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Contact and Appointment Contracts in Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is set to make allow applications greater access to the People and Calendar data stores. The functionality will be exposed via contracts, the mechanism by which applications can send and consume messages from other applications and the operating system. All interactions will require user confirmation and applications will not be granted full access to the user’s contacts and appoints.
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Visual Studio 2013 Preview Introduces New Diagnostics Tools for Windows Store Apps
The recent release of Visual Studio 2013 preview edition ships with new diagnostics tools for measuring performance of Windows Store apps in addition to a new energy consumption tool. In his recent session at //Build, Pratap Lakshman analyzes the usage of these new tools supported by relevant demos.
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Threading in the Windows Runtime: Part 2
The information in part 2 of Threading in the Windows Runtime deals with the internals of the threading model. This section, originally presented by Marytn Lovell at Build 2013, is intended to be trivia or possible useful in debugging, but not necessary for day to day development. For more practical information, please refer to part one of InfoQ’s key points summary.