CHAPTER 2
Getting Started
Before you can start developing an app, you need to get Windows 8 and the development tools up and running.
In this chapter, I’ll take you through the process of getting set up with the right software and take you through the process of creating a Visual Studio project for a Windows 8 app, giving you a tour of the files it contains and the tools that Visual Studio provides to work with then.
Getting Set Up
You don’t need an especially high-end PC for app development—anything that meets the minimum Windows 8 spec will do. As ever in development, a faster machine makes development a little more pleasant, but you don’t ...
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