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Seems this is being published later this year. Can anyone point to any good resources for a mostly Unix-based programmer getting up to speed with all the new t
by cylo 15y ago
Seems this is being published later this year.
Can anyone point to any good resources for a mostly Unix-based programmer getting up to speed with all the new technology coming in Windows 8 that are available now?
- diego_moita 15y agoAFAIK there isn't a book on Metro, the new interface in Windows 8. Your best source is the documentation with the SDK. On WPF (the latest on .Net UI) I'd recommend Matthew MacDonald's "Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4". On Win32 programming (the native code API to Windows) the best source is Petzold himself. It is the Windows equivalent of W. Richard Stevens books for Unix.
- brudgers 15y agoBased on your post, I am not sure how familiar you are with the Windows platform. The Metro interface is covered in materials on Windows Phone 7. XAML is also covered there and elsewhere as it relates to Silverlight as a programming environment (rather than a browser plugin). Books on .NET are legion - and are the place to start if you are not familiar with the Windows platform.