1. Windows 8 / Runtime for developers
by Alexandr Buganov,
Engineering software department
April 2013
www.amcbridge.com

2. Welcome to Windows 8

3. Editions
• Windows RT
• Windows 8
• Windows 8 Pro
• Windows 8 Enterprise
+ Window Phone 8

4. Devices

6. Developers registration in Ukraine
Annual Price
Supported
apps type
Individual Company
Windows Store Free / Paid 400 UAH 800 UAH
Windows Phone 8 Free only 800 UAH

7. Looking inside

12. Main RT API features:

13. It’s native

14. C++ Component Extensions (C++/CX)

15. What's a hat (^)?

16. Using Platform::String

17. Creating WinRT components

18. Type conversions between WinRT and C++ types

19. Multiple languages support

20. Metadata

21. Asynchrony

22. Asynchrony

23. Asynchrony

24. C# Projects

25. C++ Projects

26. JS Projects

27. Work with old code

28. C# assemblies - ?

29. C++ DLL / LIB

30. “Windows Store App Support” option

31. “Consume Windows Runtime Extension” option

32. Graphics API

33. XNA - ?

34. OpenGL - ?

35. DirectX - ?

36. Window 8 vs. Windows Phone
1. The set of Windows Runtime API not
supported on Windows Phone 8
2. The set of Windows Runtime API adopted for
Windows Phone 8.
3. MS added key APIs needed to build great
apps for the phone. These are represented by
area 3 in the diagram and total about 600
members.

37. Resources

38. Questions ?

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