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Getting started with Windows 8 development

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[ This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation ]

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This is the topic archive for Getting started with Windows 8 development. For current guidance, see Get started with Windows apps.

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Topic Description

Create your first Windows Runtime app using C# or Visual Basic

Learn how to use C# or Visual Basic to create Windows Runtime apps.

Create your first Windows Runtime app using JavaScript

Learn how to use JavaScript with HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to create Windows Runtime apps.

Create your first Windows Runtime app using C++

Learn how to use C++ and XAML to create Windows Runtime apps.

Create your first Windows Store app using DirectX

This section describes why you would use the C++ model for Windows Store app development, and provides basic tutorials and procedures for getting started with DirectX app development.

Build a Universal Windows 8 app

You can build an app that runs on multiple Windows devices.

Download, build, and run the Windows SDK samples

To make it easier for you to learn to develop Windows Store apps, we created hundreds of Windows SDK samples. This topic tells you how to download, build, and run these samples.

 

Get started with Windows apps