Bret Stateham's Blog

I had a great time presenting at the Windows 8 Dev Camp today in Irvine.  You can grab my slides and samples if you want them, and get started yourself!

We covered tons of great topics today including:

• Windows 8 Design
• Windows 8 XAML/C# Project Templates
• MessageDialog
• Splash Screens
• Controls
• Navigation
• Windows Azure Overview
• Windows Azure Web Sites
• Windows Azure Blob Storage
• HttpClient in WinRT Apps
• Shared Access Signatures and more

Grab the samples and slides and get started now by building an app in 30 Days!

In case you haven’t already heard, Windows 8 is coming soon. You can download it, use it, and even develop apps for it today. At this point in time the Windows Store is not open for everyone to deploy, but we are looking for the first wave of great applications which highlight the power of Metro and Windows 8, especially those developers that want to get to market first and build the awareness and brand for their applications.

In order to submit your application today you need a token which is something I can help you get.

What do you need to do to get a token? Here are the key steps:

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