Avoid the pitfalls I experienced when installing VS 2015. There's also a brief history of Visual Studio.
Installing Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 8.1
Published 06/26/2015
Latest Windows 8/RT Articles
Working with Windows 8.1 Control Panel Applets
Published 03/18/2015
Discover how to run all the various Control Panel applets from your own program.
Beginner’s Guide to Using AppStudio for Building Windows 8 Applications
Published 06/02/2014
Vipul Patel shows you how easy it is (even for non-developers) to create Windows 8.1 applications using AppStudio.
How to Handle Application Settings in Windows Store Applications
Published 02/17/2014
Vipul Patel shows you how to handle application settings in Windows Store applications.
Building a Splash Screen for Your Windows Applications
Published 02/10/2014
Learn the basics of the splash screen and how to provide an extended splash screen experience in Windows Store applications.
Launching Files with Associated Programs in Windows 8.x and VB
Published 12/23/2013
The Windows 8 infrastructure is different than earlier versions, which can make doing ordinary tasks cumbersome. Not only do you have to learn an entirely different way of doing things but you have different classes in the Windows 8.x API. Read on to learn the various options involved.
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C++ Exception Handling: How to Handle Exceptions in C++
Published 03/24/2017
Learn to implement exception handling mechanism in C++.
Integrating Adaptive Cards with the .NET Bot Framework
Published 09/27/2017
An adaptive card is a piece of UI defined by the developer and rendered by the native app to display content to the user. Learn to use one here.
Creating a Tile Slide Puzzle Game in VB.NET
Published 09/22/2017
Create a Tile Slide game with Visual Basic.NET.
Programming Devices and Activities from the Microsoft Graph APIs
Published 07/28/2017
With Microsoft's new Project Rome, the user experience across all platforms (Windows, iOS, or Android) will be seamless among different hardware.
