Windows 8 Consumer Preview: The Developer Tools March 1, 2012
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview: The Developer Tools
Microsoft included a pre-release version of Visual Studio 11 in the Windows 8 Developer Preview, of course, giving developers the tools they needed to get started on Metro-style app development. But with the Consumer Preview, these tools are available as a separate Beta download.
Last week, Microsoft provided a sneak peek of Visual Studio 11, though it didn’t speak much about Windows 8 developer issues specifically. I can tell you, however, that the Windows 8 platform–the Metro-based environment–was finalized about two months ago, so the versions of the APIs and platform we see now with the Consumer Preview is pretty close to complete. Too, the Visual Studio 11 Beta is close to final from a user experience standpoint.
So before we discuss anything else, you’ll want to get that download (and installation) going.
Click HERE to download the Visual Studio 11 Beta
(Note that the Beta will include separate downloads of Visual Studio 11 Ultimate, Premium, Professional, Test Professional, Team Foundation Server, Express for Windows 8, Express for Web, and Team Foundation Server Express. Visual C++, Visual C#, and Visual Basic Express editions are not available for this release.)………
Metro style app development February 29, 2012
Posted by John Ruby in Microsoft, Software, Windows 8.Tags: Apps, Beta, Blend, Consumer, Desktop, Developer, developers, development, Discover, documentation, Download, Experience, Metro, Microsoft, Preview, Read, Studio, tools, version, Visual, Windows
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Download the tools and SDK
Get the tools to build Metro style apps for Windows 8. Our free download includes Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 and Blend for Visual Studio 11 Beta to help jumpstart your project.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview introduces many powerful features for developers. Discover the new features for Desktop, Web, and Metro style app developers.
