I have been thinking of providing an update on the status of my work on authoring “Programming Windows 8 Applications using Microsoft Visual C++”. Today marks a good time for a teaser As announced earlier, there are 6 chapters and I am almost done with...

The second Preview of Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is coming this Monday. Head over to the announcement by Microsoft Press here. -Sridhar

If you are a MSDN subscriber, the bits are now available for download. Enjoy!!!

The book is now available for pre-order. The estimated book launch is November 2012. Head over to the official site here for more details. -Sridhar

The 6th Edition of Programming Windows, updated for the Release Preview of Windows 8 is now available. Here are useful links, both for procuring the book as well as the companion content. Release Preview edition of Programming Windows, Sixth Edition available...

If you want to connect a scalable cloud backend for your Windows 8 Apps, check out the just announced Windows Azure Mobile Services. Here are some useful links to get started: 1. http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/mobile/ 2. http://weblogs.asp...

If you get excited about technology and learning new things, here is an update on my learning activity this past weekend. Learn XAML and programming XAML using C++ /Cx. With the C++ Renaissance in full swing at Microsoft and in the industry, I could not...

I will be traveling to Bangalore and will be present at the event which will be conducted on Sep 21-22, 2012. Bring forth your ideas, coding and design skills, learn to develop Windows 8 Apps, have fun and get a chance to network with your peers from...

Artur Laksberg from the Visual C++ team has a good post on Dr.Dobbs. Head over to the post here and enjoy!!

Steven Sinofsky blogged the announcement a few minutes back on the “Building Windows 8” blog. Next stop: General Availability on Oct 26, 2012!!! -Sridhar

I have blogged earlier about hosted TFS service provided by Microsoft. The hosted TFS service is available for free at http://tfspreview.com. One limitation with the current hosted service is this: If you create a build definition for a Metro-style app...