Last updated 24th October 2012.
Ok, not quite 101 but I’m sure we will get there 🙂 If I have missed something, please share with a comment. Enjoy!
UX Frameworks – commercial
- · RadControls for Windows 8 – 15+ native controls in XAML and HTML
- · Actipro Charts – micro charts
- · Actipro Controls and Classes – wrappanel, media etc
UX Frameworks – open source
- · http://timheuer.github.com/callisto/ Utilities and UI controls
- · http://jupitertoolkit.codeplex.com/ Comprehensive set of controls and extensions
- · http://winrtxamlcalendar.codeplex.com/ Quick port of Silverlight calendar control
Database
SQLite
- Tim Heur explains how to use SQLite
- Download from http://www.nuget.org/packages/sqlite-net
Also
- http://winrtdatabase.codeplex.com/ but this has not been updated for Windows8 RTM – and therefore would act as a starting point
- Also check out Windows Azure Mobile Services for a cloud database geared towards mobile apps.
Windows Azure Mobile Services
Currently in Preview.
Store data, authenticate (Microsoft accounts, Facebook, Twitter, Google) and authorize users, send email/sms and push notifications to devices using Windows Azure Mobile Services
- http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/mobile/
- Read documentation and announcement of recent additions
Bing Maps for Windows Store Apps
- JavaScript Developers : The Bing Maps SDK for JavaScript is based on Bing Maps AJAX Control 7.0. To learn how to use the Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store apps and Bing Maps AJAX Control 7.0 to create your Windows Store app, see Developing a Windows Store App and the Bing Maps AJAX Control, Version 7.0 documentation.
- Visual Basic, C# and C++ Developers: See Getting Started and then Add Bing Maps to a Windows Store app.
Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8
- · Win 8 RTM Compatible Ad SDK download
- · Win 8 RTM Compatible Ad SDK MSDN Documentation
- · Microsoft Advertising for Windows 8 Website for blog posts, FAQs, support and more
Analytics for WinRT
Omniture has a WinRT SDK today in beta: https://developer.omniture.com/en_US/content_module/mobile
Video Player for Windows 8
Currently Preview 6 (22/9/2012)
- Download from http://playerframework.codeplex.com/
Play Ready SDK for Windows 8
Audio and Video content protection for streaming and progressive download