Microsoft DevRadio: Developing a Windows 8 app for the “Rock, Paper, Azure” challenge




DevRadio (MP4) - Channel 9 show

Summary: Abstract: In today’s episode Developer Evangelists Andrew Duthie, Brian Hitney and Peter Laudati recap the “Rock, Paper, Azure” – (#BeatTheGu) challenge from this year’s TechEd as well as how they built a Windows 8 App for the competition. Tune in for this lessons learned session on what considerations and features Andrew took into the design of the app.Next Steps: Step #1 – Download Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 8 SDKStep #2 – Start building your own Metro Style Apps for Windows 8Step #3 – Contact a Developer Evangelist in your area and get your Windows 8 App published!If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information:Websites:Getting started with Metro Style Apps How to Sell Your Apps and Make Money in the Windows Store Attend a Windows 8 Developer Camp and Hackathon in your area! Build your bot for the next “Rock Paper Azure” challenge Blogs & Articles:Andrew Duthie’s blog Brian Hitney’s blog Peter Laudati’s blog Windows 8: What I’ve Learned – Timers Using setTimeout in a Windows 8 app Videos:Microsoft DevRadio: Building and Publishing Great Apps in Windows 8 "The Windows 8 Platform Overview for Metro Style Apps" with Jerry Nixon “Windows Store and Building Metro Style Apps” with Michael Johnson, Jeremy Foster & Alice Pang “Metro Design & UI” with Jeremy Foster and Matt Harrington “Metro Development with JavaScript, XAML / C# with Michael Palermo and Jerry Nixon