Whats new in win 8.1 for developers given at orlando .net mobile developers group

1. Whats new in Windows
8.1 for developer
By Ken Tucker

2. Developer accounts
 Cost to be a developer is $19 for individual
 Cost for a company is $99
You get both a windows phone and windows store account for one registration
If you had both types of accounts before this started you should get a voucher to
renew for free next year

3. Visual Studio 2013
 New version of Visual Studio can be used to create windows 8.1 apps
 Can be used to work on windows 8 apps but cannot create a new windows 8
app
 settings in visual studio 2013 are stored online so other computers will keep
same settings
 Visual studio on line offers free source control and use TFS or Git.
 Free for teams with up to 5 members
 Battery performance for windows 8.1 apps

4. New Xaml controls
 HUB control
 CommandBar
 SettingsFlyout
 Header Support
 TimePicker
 DatePicker
 HyperLink
 Appbar Controls
 Flyout
 MenuFlyout
 FlipView updates

5. Render controls to bitmap
 var renderTargetBitmap = new RenderTargetBitmap();
 await renderTargetBitmap.RenderAsync(myElementTree);
 myImage.Source= renderTargetBitmap;

6. New Network APIs
 Updated HTTP client
 Wifi Direct
 GeoFence