The new development kit includes support for Windows Phone 8 features that Microsoft has discussed, as well as some it has not yet officially acknowledged.

Microsoft began adopting Rust for core Windows programming a few years ago, praising the relatively new language as a key tool for reducing bugs and enhancing ...

Developers can now write Desktop (non-Windows-Store style) applications for Windows 8 using the latest version of the Kinect for Windows software development kit.

Unity is updating its game engine so developers can leverage the built-in screen reading software in desktop operating ...

So far, it appears that Windows 8 development doesn't just look not bad —there are signs that it will actually resolve many long-standing annoyances with writing Windows software.

No-cost desktop software development is dead on Windows 8 You won't be able to use the free Visual Studio Express to develop desktop apps.