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Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook

You're reading from   Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook Understanding the latest features of Visual Studio can speed up and streamline your projects. And there's no better learning tool than this collection of focused recipes that gives you the fast, hands-on experience you need.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782171966
Length 332 pages
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Discovering Visual Studio 2013 2. Getting Started with Windows Store Applications FREE CHAPTER 3. Web Development – ASP.NET, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript 4. .NET Framework 4.5.1 Development 5. Debugging Your .NET Application 6. Asynchrony in .NET 7. Unwrapping C++ Development 8. Working with Team Foundation Server 2013 9. Languages Visual Studio Medley Index

Getting a Windows Store app developer license


In order for your local Windows apps to be run on your local developer machine, you will need a developer license. Note that this license is free and different from a developer account. The license allows you to develop and test Windows Store apps on your local developer machine. The account is used in conjunction with distributing your app through the Windows Store. There is no cost to obtain a license; it is merely used by Microsoft to track who is developing Windows Store apps. Conversely, a fee is charged by Microsoft to obtain a developer account.

A developer license is required because there would be security implications if a malicious Store app was distributed independent of Microsoft's ability to verify its safety. Consequently, each machine or device that you intend to test your app on must have its own developer license.

In this recipe, we will cover obtaining the developer license needed so that you can get started with writing Windows...

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Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook
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Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781782171966
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