TouchDevelop: Build Windows Store apps easily and quickly
I just completed a simple app and got it in the store in about 24 hours. Students that I work with have gotten apps in the store in less than 3 hours or so. It isn’t difficult but you do need to get some practice. Like a doctor who is learning how use the DaVinci Robot, it takes about 50 operations to get really good at it and it is the same way when you are working with any of these software stores.
Check out my my extremely simple store app that I created using Touch Develop, you find it in the Windows 8 Store using the following certification URL, the URL will take you to a website and then you click view in store if you are running Windows 8, Windows RT or Surface:
I have another app in the process right now. What is cool is that you can use Touch Develop to build Windows Store apps, Windows 8 Phone Apps and a web app all from the same app.
Make sure to check out the training documents at:
https://www.touchdevelop.com/docs/contents
The turtle starting point might seem a little like elementary school, but give it a try, you might just get so excited about programming you will want to show your siblings, kids or others just how cool Touch Develop is!