{"id":2003,"date":"2012-11-12T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vcblog\/2012\/11\/12\/top-11-reasons-to-visit-the-hilo-docs-in-the-msdn-library\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T18:41:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:41:24","slug":"top-11-reasons-to-visit-the-hilo-docs-in-the-msdn-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/top-11-reasons-to-visit-the-hilo-docs-in-the-msdn-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 11 Reasons to Visit the Hilo Docs in the MSDN Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top 11 reasons to vist <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/hilocpp-doc\">Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using C++ and XAML: Hilo (Windows)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides a practical example you can use to kickstart your Windows 8 modern app development.<\/li>\n<li>Async <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160321.aspx\">programming patterns and tips<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Have fun with <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160314.aspx\">tiles and splash screens<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Example of the <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj554127.aspx\">repository pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160315.aspx\">Page navigation!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Working with the <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160325.aspx\">Using touch interface<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Examples of <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160318.aspx\">suspend, resume, and activation.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160323.aspx\">Performance pointers.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See how Hilo was <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160322.aspx\">tested and deployed<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get the answer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj160316.aspx\">question<\/a> &#8220;Why XAML?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And the number one reason?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/windows\/apps\/jj591364.aspx\">Meet the Hilo team<\/a> (and rate the content using the Library rating\/feedback control)!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have ideas for future top 11&#8217;s, share it on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/pages\/Microsoft-Visual-Cpp\/222043184527264\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visualcpp\">Twitter<\/a> or the comments below.<\/p>\n<p><em>*edited 11\/13\/2012, fixed the link to the article (<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/hilocpp-doc\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/hilocpp-doc<\/a>).<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 11 reasons to vist Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using C++ and XAML: Hilo (Windows): Provides a practical example you can use to kickstart your Windows 8 modern app development. 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