Windows desktop developer center updates for 08.26.2011
We're currently getting ready for the upcoming content releases but we do have a few new things to share.
Social and Windows Developer Communities
We recently integrated with all up Windows group on Facebook. To access and like the Developer pages, click on the "More Social" or "What's new" link then select developer from the tabs that appear. Clicking the "like" icon will sign you up for Windows developer announcements that are made on Facebook. You can also still subscribe to us over the Windows desktop developer twitter account.
Forum Renames
This week, we renamed a number of the Windows desktop developer forums. If you're used to the old names, the changes are very minor. The following list summarizes the updates to names:
Old Name |
New Name |
|---|---|
Application Compatibility for Windows Development |
Application Compatibility for Windows Desktop Development |
Developing Applications with Power Management |
Developing Windows Desktop Applications with Power Management |
Development for Windows Accessibility and Automation |
Windows Desktop Development for Accessibility and Automation |
DirectShow Development |
DirectShow Development |
General Windows Development Issues |
General Windows Desktop Development Issues |
Ink, Windows Touch, and Tablet PC Development |
Windows Desktop Development for Ink, Touch, and Tablet PC |
Media Foundation Development |
Media Foundation Development for Windows Desktop |
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) |
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) |
Network Monitor |
Windows Desktop Network Monitor |
Optical Platform Discussion |
Windows Desktop Optical Platform Discussion |
Peer-to-Peer Networking |
Peer-to-Peer Networking for Windows Desktop |
Security for Applications in Microsoft Windows |
Application Security for Windows Desktop |
Sidebar Gadget Development |
Windows Desktop Sidebar Gadget Development |
User Interface development for Windows |
User Interface development for Windows Desktop |
Visual C++ General |
Visual C++ General |
Visual C++ Language |
Visual C++ Language |
Windows Debugging |
Windows Desktop Debugging |
Windows Desktop Search Development |
Windows Desktop Search Development |
Windows Desktop Search Help |
Windows Desktop Search Help |
Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) |
Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) |
Windows Imaging Component |
Windows Imaging Component (WIC) |
Windows Perfmon and Diagnostic tools |
Windows Desktop Perfmon and Diagnostic tools |
Windows Pro-Audio Application Development |
Windows Desktop Pro-Audio Application Development |
Windows Ribbon Development |
Windows Desktop Ribbon Development |
Windows SDK |
Windows Desktop SDK |
Windows Vista Wireless SDK |
Windows Desktop Vista Wireless SDK |
Windows WDK and Driver Development |
Windows Hardware WDK and Driver Development |
Windows Web Services API (webservices.dll) |
Windows Desktop Web Services API (webservices.dll) |
Windows XP Wireless SDK |
Windows XP Wireless SDK |
Winsock Kernel (WSK) |
Windows Desktop Winsock Kernel (WSK) |
You can see the full current list of Windows desktop developer forums on MSDN now - feel free to let us know what you think about the current list of forums.
Building Windows 8
The Building Windows 8 team released a new blog post covering updates and improvements to the file explorer and file operations experience. This has been their most commented on post yet, it's great to see the excitement building from Windows enthusiasts.
How-To Topics
We have mentioned this before, but we've been hard at work on creating plenty of How-to topics that give you quick solutions to specific problems. The following link shows an example:
In the future, we'll try and create a search query that finds all the how-to topics but the right metadata has not yet been published.
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