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It's been months (almost 11) since Microsoft introduced its new developer platform, anchored by the WinRT application programming interfaces, at the Build conference in September 2011. That updated ...

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It's important that you first understand the fundamental differences between Silverlight and WinRT apps. Take a look at Table 1 for a quick comparison of each platform's technology. Windows 8 is more ...

Based on the image below, and what I have seen written on most blogs in reaction to it and what MS has been saying, it seems that WinRT is assumed to be a sort-of an updated CLR/.NET for writing ...