Creating the Visual Studio Project
The first step is to create a Microsoft Visual Studio Project. I used Visual Studio 2013 to create almost all of the code samples for this book. In most cases, I used the free version of Visual Studio—Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows—which you can download from Microsoft.com.
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You can create Windows Store apps with either Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 or Microsoft Blend. If you need to release to the Windows Store then I recommend using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013.
In order to build Windows Store apps, you must use Visual Studio on Windows 8.1. If you don’t have a dedicated Windows 8.1 computer, you can use a virtual machine running Windows 8.1 such as VMware Player.
Go ahead and launch Visual Studio. ...
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