November 2012 | .NET Blog

Asynchronous Programming for Windows Store Apps: .NET is up to the Task

Brandon BrayNovember 30, 2012Nov 30, 201211/30/12

Programming with async and await is the driving force behind delivering “fast and fluid” user experiences. Compiler diagnostics for async APIs guide developers towards best practices – it’s a wonderful example of platform and tooling working together. Since the Windows Runtime uses a slightly different implementation for async progr

Building Windows Store Apps with .NET

Brandon BrayNovember 20, 2012Nov 20, 201211/20/12

For .NET developers, this is the best time to build client apps. Never before have the Windows APIs been so easy to use from C# or Visual Basic without wrapping them with custom libraries. So far, we’ve seen some amazing apps in the Windows Store built using C#. Richard Lander, program manager for the CLR and frequent contributor to this

Building Windows Store Apps with .NET

Brandon BrayNovember 20, 2012Nov 20, 201211/20/12

Introducing NETCF 3.9 in Windows Embedded Compact 2013 – a faster, leaner and multi-core runtime!

Brandon BrayNovember 16, 2012Nov 16, 201211/16/12

Ever since .NET Compact Framework was introduced at the PDC conference in 2001, programming with .NET has scaled from some of the smallest devices to the largest servers. With C# and Visual Basic, developers can apply the same skills to program both devices and servers to form a complete end-to-end solution. As the devices become more preva

Scaling cloud apps with the .NET Framework 4.5

Brandon BrayNovember 13, 2012Nov 13, 201211/13/12

The .NET Framework 4.5 is now available on Windows Azure. Thank you to everyone cheering for this moment. We’re just starting to see the possibilities that a rich developer framework like the .NET Framework and the cloud can have together. Richard Lander, a program manager for the Common Language Runtime, explains a few best practices tha

The Microsoft Build 2012 Event — .NET Framework Highlights

Brandon BrayNovember 7, 2012Nov 7, 201211/7/12

It was at the first BUILD conference last year that we announced the .NET Framework 4.5. BUILD last week was a big opportunity for us to reflect on the incredible things you can do with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8. It was also a place where we could launch the great new things now available in Windows Phone 8. Christine Ruana is the project mana

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November 2012 | .NET Blog

Asynchronous Programming for Windows Store Apps: .NET is up to the Task

Building Windows Store Apps with .NET

Building Windows Store Apps with .NET

Introducing NETCF 3.9 in Windows Embedded Compact 2013 – a faster, leaner and multi-core runtime!

Scaling cloud apps with the .NET Framework 4.5

The Microsoft Build 2012 Event — .NET Framework Highlights

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