It isn’t. Seriously. Ok, it’s harder than say building an Ohm’s Law app using TouchDevelop (see https://www.TouchDevelop.com) and if you follow the MSDN documentation, it will seem nearly impossible.. But if you take a look at the book by Sridhar Poduri, Modern C++ and Windows Store apps, the process is much easier and is shown in the early chapters.
The main problem you might have is that you may view XAML as a foreign language, and why do you need to study it. Well you do. The use of XML for presentation languages is used widely, XML allows for a richer experience for the end user than the HTML 5/JavaScript. Although you need to know HTML5/JavaScript as well, but HTML5/JavaScript can use C++, it is through a less direct process than XAML/C++, which also maps to Visual Basic and C#.
You can get Sridhar Poduri’s book on Kindle, which is a nice delivery system. I am working through it and find it an easy read.
Comments
- Anonymous
May 06, 2013
Thank you for the kind words Sam. I am delighted to know that you found the book and its contents useful. Unfortunately Amazon does not allow me to offer a discount on the Kindle edition or paperback edition, however I have hosted a PDF version at http://gum.co/BecG/nodrm that provides a 50% discount off the listed price. Regards, Sridhar