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Everything about Windows Runtime
Platform-agnostic component and application architecture
Windows Runtime (WinRT) is a platform-agnostic component and application architecture first introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 in 2012. It is implemented in C++ and officially supports development in C++, Rust/WinRT, Python/WinRT, JavaScript-TypeScript, and the managed code languages C# and Visual Basic (.NET) (VB.NET). Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Windows RuntimeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Microsoft Visual C++The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Deep learning-aided runtime opcode-based Windows malware detectionCited 20 times
- Go sideways: C++/CXA closely related topic
- Go sideways: C++/WinRTA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Microsoft Visual C++Microsoft Press · 1994
.NET framework essentialsThuan L. Thai, Hoang Lam · 2001
Microsoft Visual C++Microsoft Press · 1995
Getting Started with Windows 8 AppsBen Dewey · 2012- 📕Visual C[plus plus] user's guide · 1994
Microsoft .Net framework 1.1 class library reference · 2003
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 unleashedMike Snell · 2012
Mobile design and developmentBrian Fling · 2009
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