Kick off your Windows 10 development learning

If you are considering picking up the tools to start developing for Windows 10 these tips will help you get started.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

April 15, 2015

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Kick off your Windows 10 development learning

As I was browsing MSDN RSS feeds this morning I came across a post on the Secret Microsoft Communications, aka Dev School, blog by Surf4Fun a Microsoft employee since 2008 according to their profile.

In this blog post they point out some resources to get started with Windows 10 development.

Their first recommendation is to watch the 14 part Channel 9 video series A Developer's Guide to Windows 10 Preview

Join experts Jerry Nixon and Andy Wigley as they introduce the Windows 10 developer platform, give guidance on developing Windows universal and web apps, and take a look at some of the interesting new features for developers in Windows 10.

Next, they recommend becoming a Windows Insider if you are not already in the program so you can install the latest version of Windows 10 on a device and to also grab Visual Studio 2015.

Once you have done this they recommend going back to the Developer's Guide to Windows 10 Preview and following along with the instructors to learn about Windows 10 and development on it.

These are terrific starting steps but the learning can continue thanks to other Microsoft tools about Windows 10 development:

- What's new in Windows 10

- Developer Community Forums (Windows Store Apps and Windows Desktop apps)

- Windows 10 Universal App Platform samples

- A First Look at Building Windows 10 Universal Apps

- Developing for the Windows 10 Device Platform

Microsoft BUILD 2015 is in just a couple of weeks where it is expected even more about the development path for Windows 10 will be revealed and discussed.

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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