Getting started with C# and Visual Basic: Hello World and Blog reader samples
- Part 1: Create a "Hello, world!" app
This sample and tutorial demonstrate how to create a simple "Hello, world"Windows 8 app using Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) with Microsoft Visual Basic or C#.
- Part 2: Manage app lifecycle and state
This sample and tutorial update the "Hello, world" app to respond to lifecycle events, and save app and session data.
- Create a blog reader
This sample and tutorial demonstrate some basic principles of Windows Store app development using Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). It shows how to modify the Items Page, Split Page, and Basic Page templates in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 to create a complete blog reader app that downloads the RSS and Atom feeds for several Windows-related blogs. It uses custom styles and animations to make a distinctive user interface, and has an app bar for navigation between pages. It also shows how to adapt the UI to different orientations and views, and save and restore app state.
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Getting-started-with-C-and-41e15af5