Purpose
If you are considering porting your apps, or developing new apps for Windows 8.1, then we’ve got your back. In this section, you’ll find introductions to using Visual Studio and sample code that will make sense to you, as an iOS developer. We want you to enjoy writing apps for Windows 8.1, and we think you will.
In this section
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Provides a series of short, hands-on walkthroughs interspersed with concepts for iOS app developers to gain experience with using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 to start building simple Windows Store apps for Windows 8. |
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Here’s how to start using Windows 8 controls after working with iOS. |
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Here are some common Windows 8 programming tasks you might be wondering how to migrate from iOS. |
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Here’s a look at common iOS app designs, and how they can be re-imagined in Windows 8. |
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Use popular third-party solutions like Apple Boot Camp, VirtualBox, VMware Fusion, and Parallels Desktop to install Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013 on your Mac. |
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Use this reference to map selected iOS development areas, frameworks, controls, and classes to equivalents for Windows Store apps. |
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We provide an API mapping index to help you find iOS API equivalents to the Windows Runtime APIs so that you can jumpstart your development projects for Windows 8. |
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Links to articles and videos for iOS app developers who also want to build great apps for Windows 8. |
Note For information specific to Windows Phone, please visit the Windows Phone Dev Center, and see Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 – building together.
Related topics
- For iOS developers
- Resources for iOS devs
- Windows 8 controls for iOS devs
- Windows 8 cookbook for iOS devs
- For designers and developers
- Design case study: iPad to Windows Store app
- Download design assets for Windows Store apps
Reprinted with permission.