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Building Windows Store Apps with .NET

November 20, 2012 Nov 20, 2012 11/20/12
Brandon Bray
For .NET developers, this is the best time to build client apps. Never before have the Windows APIs been so easy to use from C# or Visual Basic without wrapping them with custom libraries. So far, we’ve seen some amazing apps in the Windows Store built using C#. Richard Lander, program manager for the CLR and frequent contributor to this ...

The Microsoft Build 2012 Event — .NET Framework Highlights

November 7, 2012 Nov 7, 2012 11/7/12
Brandon Bray
It was at the first BUILD conference last year that we announced the .NET Framework 4.5. BUILD last week was a big opportunity for us to reflect on the incredible things you can do with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8. It was also a place where we could launch the great new things now available in Windows Phone 8. Christine Ruana is the project ...