Referencing the WinRT from Desktop App - by @JeremyLikness
Most people think of the Windows Runtime as being synonymous with the formerly-known-as “Metro” applications, now called Windows Store apps. To add to the confusion, of course, is the fact that the ARM-based version of the Windows OS is branded as Windows RT. Programmers, being lazy, like our abbreviations so the runtime has been adopted by the world at large as WinRT. Did you know you can reference WinRT from desktop applications? It’s possible, but not easy nor straightforward. There are actually two approaches you can follow if you wish to build a desktop application that references the Windows Runtime.
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Post Contributed by: Kunal Chowdhury
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Kunal is the Site Admin and Contributor of Silverlight-Zone. He is a Software Engineer, Microsoft Silverlight MVP, Code Project Mentor and a Code Project MVP. He is also an active Author in SilverlightShow.net and a speaker in various community events. He works on Microsoft Platform and very passionate about Silverlight technology. He started his career in 2007 and achieved various awards during his professional life.
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