Free -- Visual Studio 11: XAML and C++? Getting on the Edge! Blend!

Free O/S:

For now, to use the Visual Studio 11 beta you have to load it on a non-production computer.  Get your Free O/S from:

• https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview?ocid=O_MSC_W8P_MSDN_Site_EN-US

XAML and C++ ????

Really?  Find out more, and of course you will need to download Windows 8 on a non-production computer.

To get started, see this video on the page at:

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464920.aspx

To find out about developer licenses, etc. read the page at:

• Develop Metro style apps using Visual Studio 11 Beta

Now what about C++ can you use it with XAML? Yes you can!

• Create your first Metro style app using C++

What if you want to use the great design tool Blend with C++, not quite yet, but you should still take a look at the way Blend functions.

Blend

What about Blend?  What about XAML? Read:

• Design Metro style apps using Blend

XAML is still there, but it works pretty much the same way, so get used to HTML 5 in Blend:

• Design your first Metro style app built using HTML