Chapter 11. There's More

In this chapter, we will look through a new programming paradigm in the Windows 10 operating system. Also, you will learn how to run .NET programs on OS X and Linux. You will learn the following recipes in this chapter:

  • Using a timer in a Universal Windows Platform application
  • Using WinRT from usual applications
  • Using BackgroundTask in Universal Windows Platform applications
  • Running a .NET Core application on OS X
  • Running a .NET Core application on Ubuntu Linux

Introduction

Microsoft released the first public beta build of Windows 8 at the Build conference on September 13, 2011. The new OS tried to address almost every problem that Windows had by introducing features such as a responsive UI suitable for tablet devices with touch, ...

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