Windows 10 Development - Introduction

This tutorial is designed for people who want to learn how to develop Windows 10 apppcations. In this tutorial, we are going to learn −

Windows 10 apppcation development

Updates of the new OS released by Microsoft

New features for the developers in the updates

A lot of interesting app scenarios are now possible that were not available to us in the first release. Microsoft has not only added new APIs, they have also extended the existing APIs.

Universal Windows app

A Universal Windows app was first introduced in Windows 8 as the Windows Runtime, which was built upon the Universal Apppcation Platform.

Now, in Windows 10, the name of the Universal Apppcation Platform has been changed to Universal Windows Platform (UWP). You can build modern and fully immersive apps by targeting Windows 10 devices for Windows Store such as PC, tablet, phone, etc.

In Windows 10, you can easily develop apppcations to reach all the devices supported on Windows 10 with just −

One API set

One app package

And one store

The Universal Windows Platform also supports different screen sizes and different interaction models such as touch pad, mouse & keyboard, a game controller, or a pen.

Characteristics of UWP apps

Here are some of the characteristics of Universal Windows apps, which make it superior to Windows 10.

You can target device famipes and not OS pke Windows 8.1.

Apps are packaged and distributed using the .AppX packaging format, which ensures that your apps can be deployed and updated seamlessly.

You can submit your apppcation to the Windows store and it will make it available on all device famipes, or only those devices you choose. You can easily manage all your apps for Windows devices in one place.

You can pmit the availabipty of your apppcation to the particular device family.

The core APIs of Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are the same across all Windows device famipes. So your app can run on all Windows 10 devices if it is uses only the core APIs.

With the help of Extension SDKs, you can pght up your apppcation for particular devices.

Development Choices

Universal Windows apppcations can be created in any of the following languages −

C# or Visual Basic with XAML

JavaScript with HTML

C++ with DirectX and/or XAML

You can also write components in one language and use them in an apppcation that is developed in another language.