When programming graphics applications, one of the more frustrating aspects of development is that you can end up writing thousands of lines of code and when you run it, all you get is a blank screen. Or maybe a blue screen. Or a crash. But often, not...

An update to Visual Studio 2012 is now available for download . For full details, see the following blog posts: Visual Studio team blog , Somasegar's blog , and Visual Studio ALM + Team Foundation Server blog . This update includes support for targeting...

There are a number of new features and some bugs fixed in the Windows Imaging Component for Windows 8 . With the installation of KB 2670838 this new version of WIC is also available on Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The Windows 8.0 SDK contains the latest...

Windows 8 includes an updated “DirectX 11.1 Runtime” that supports Direct3D 11.1 , updates Direct2D and DirectWrite , DXGI 1.2 , and a revision of the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) . Portions of the “DirectX 11.1 Runtime”...

The BUILD 2012 conference includes a number of game developer related presentations which are available on Channel 9 . Windows Store apps Designing games for Windows 8 Core technologies for Windows 8 games Developing a Windows Store app...