Over the past several days I’ve been introducing a series of screencasts I recently recorded to introduce Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Below are links to all of the videos in the series. Click on the image to start watching and enjoy!
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I recently sat down to record a series of screencasts that introduces Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Over the next several days I’ll be introducing them to you here on the blog. The last video is about the Windows Store. In this episode I talk about the Windows Store and how you can leverage to monetize your applications. Click the picture below to start watching and enjoy!
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I recently sat down to record a series of screencasts that introduces Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Over the next several days I’ll be introducing them to you here on the blog. The fifth video is about contracts. In this episode I talk about how you can use Windows 8 contracts to make your Windows 8 Metro apps feel completely integrated into the overall Windows 8 experience. Click the picture below to start watching and enjoy!
Next up “Store”
Previous videos
I recently sat down to record a series of screencasts that introduces Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Over the next several days I’ll be introducing them to you here on the blog. The fourth video is about tiles and notifications. In this episode I talk about how you can make your apps feel alive with tiles and push notifications. Click the picture below to start watching and enjoy!
Next up “Contracts”
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I recently sat down to record a series of screencasts that introduces Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Over the next several days I’ll be introducing them to you here on the blog. The third video is about hardware. In this episode I talk about how you can integrate your Windows 8 Metro style apps with device hardware. Click the picture below to start watching and enjoy!
Next up “Tiles and Notifications”
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I recently sat down to record a series of screencasts that introduces Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Over the next several days I’ll be introducing them to you here on the blog. The second video is about building apps. In this episode Adam I talk about how XAML and HTML developers can leverage Windows 8 platform components from within their applications. Click the picture below to start watching and enjoy!
Next up “Hardware”
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I recently sat down to record a series of screencasts that introduces Windows 8 to developers. The goal is to give developers a high level understanding of Windows 8 so they can have some initial familiarity with the platform without feeling like they have to commit to a technology deep-dive. Each video is short (under five minutes) and to the point. Over the next several days I’ll be introducing them to you here on the blog. The first video is about tools. In this episode I talk about the tools available to both XAML and HTML developers for creating Windows 8 Metro style apps. Click the image below to start watching and enjoy!
Next up “Building Apps”
If you’re like me you’re always playing with the latest and greatest development tools from Microsoft. So, naturally, when the release candidate of Visual Studio 2012 was released I downloaded and installed it and started kicking the tires to see what had changed and improved since the last version. Of course I was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t do any Windows Azure development, but there was enough new stuff to keep me occupied for a while.
Once the June 2012 version of the Windows Azure SDK was released with support for the Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate I quickly downloaded and installed it and started doing some Windows Azure development. However, I ran into a minor road bump that you might hit as well so I just wanted to give you a head’s up.
The first thing I did was to click FILE then New Project. I then expanded the C# templates and selected Cloud when I was greeted with this screen.
Huh? I just installed the Windows Azure SDK for .NET and Visual Studio 2012 RC, right? Yes, I did. The issue is with the selected version of the .NET Framework. By default .NET Framework 4.5 is selected.
Windows Azure currently does not support the .NET Framework 4.5. Once I selected the the .NET Framework 4.0 the Windows Azure Cloud Service project template appeared and I was on my way.
You can get the release candidate (RC) of Visual Studio 2012 here.
You can get the Windows Azure SDK for Visual Studio 2012 RC here.
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One of the new features available with the June 2012 of the Windows Azure Platform is Virtual Machines. This is different from the VM role. Windows Azure Virtual Machines enable you to easily deploy and run Windows Server and Linux virtual machines in minutes. Which means you can migrate workloads without having to change existing code as well as securely connect your on-premises corporate network to virtual machines running in the public cloud. In this post I’ll show you just how easy it is to create a Windows Azure Virtual machine.
Step 0: Enable the Windows Azure Virtual Machine preview for your subscription. See this post for instructions how to do so.
Step 1: Log in to the new Windows Azure management portal at http://manage.windowsazure.com.
Step 2: Click NEW at the bottom of the page.
Step 3: Click VIRTUAL MACHINE.
Step 4: For this simple tutorial we’ll select one of the preconfigured Virtual Machine. To do this click FROM GALLERY.
Step 5: Let’s play around with the Windows Server 2012 release candidate. Select it, then click the arrow on the bottom of the page.
Step 6: Enter a VIRTUAL MACHINE NAME, and PASSWORD. Select a SIZE then click the arrow on the bottom of the page.
Step 7: Select STANDALONE VIRTUAL MACHINE, enter a DNS NAME, select a STORAGE ACCOUNT, REGION, and SUBSCRIPTION, then click the arrow on the bottom of the page.
Step 8: If you want an AVAILABILITY SET, select or create one then click the checkmark at the bottom of the page.
Step 9: The Windows Azure fabric controller will now spin up your new virtual machine. This will take anywhere from 10-20 minutes. Once it has a status of running you’re good to go.
Step 10: To start kicking the tires of Windows Server 2012 RC click the CONNECT button on the bottom of the page.
Step 11: After your provide your credentials you’ll be in an RDP session with your VM.
Happy configuring!
I also created a screencast that walks you through the steps above. To view it, just click on the image below.
Hope this helps!
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Here are some quick links to help you download the exact version of the Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate
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Hey there! My name is Adam, and I'm a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft where I spend time focusing on Windows, Windows Phone, and Windows Azure.