Quick start for building Metro style apps using C++

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Tools for building Metro style apps can be found here.

Slides and videos from //build/ talks on Metro style app development

APIs available to use from C++

• WinRT API’s
• Available Win32 and COM APIs
• Alternatives to Windows APIs in Metro style apps
• Platform namespace

User Interface choices available to C++

• XAML
• DirectX

C++/Cx extensions, new in the Windows Developer Preview release is discussed in a number of talks and blogs. The Visual C++ Developer Center has links to these materials. 

Samples are updated and added periodically.

App migration and walk-thru topics including Windows Phone 7: End to end apps and games

Use the Windows App Certification Kit to test a released build of your application for Store validation.