Learning to make Windows metro apps

[Rezag3000]

Hi,

I recently completed an intro to Java course, and this was my first introduction to programming in general as well.

I'd like to continue to develop my programming skills on my own. I'd ultimately like to be able to create windows metro applications.

I've done a bit of research, and it seems like if I want to make windows metro apps, I need to start by learning C++.

Is this a good path to start on?

 

[BrightCandle]

I was under the understanding that metro apps are written in .net, and the primary language for that platform is C#. Start there, its a reasonable programming language (limited mostly to Microsoft technology) that will allow you to grow your skills fairly well.

 

[Markbnj]

I was under the understanding that metro apps are written in .net, and the primary language for that platform is C#. Start there, its a reasonable programming language (limited mostly to Microsoft technology) that will allow you to grow your skills fairly well.

Metro apps are actually written against the Windows Runtime, which is a .NET-like sandbox environment. It has some similarities with .NET, and interoperates with certain .NET assemblies, but it's not .NET. As for languages, any .NET language can be used, along with XAML, or customized HTML and javascript.

 

[Leros]

C# will be easy to learn after a background with Java as the two languages are very similar.

 

[Rezag3000]

So it sounds like C# is the way to go?

 

[Train]

You can actually do Metro Apps in pure HTML 5 and JavaScript. Depending on what you need, this is typically enough.

 

[Rezag3000]

You can actually do Metro Apps in pure HTML 5 and JavaScript. Depending on what you need, this is typically enough.

I understand that there are several different ways of making a metro app, or at least this seems to be what I learned from reading Microsoft's documentation.

The problem is that I am very unfamiliar with ALL of them. I'd like to pick one and get started with that.