Where to learn metro style app dev. right from the beginning? - c#

I would like to know the best place to learn microsoft's metro style app dev. and msdn and build windows website prove to be pretty useless, I tried the tutorials there, where the first one was a blog reader and the tutorial is manifested in a poor way.

Get yourself a Pluralsight OnDemand subscription and start watching their courses.

http://www.buildwindows.com/ has great links for areas that are constantly adding content.
Many samples (oficial and by the community) that are on the App samples
Getting started with Windows Metro style app development guide at MSDN
And you can get help on Stackoverflow :) or the Social Microsoft support site
All the videos of talks presented at //Build conference

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What is the name of the UWP repository?

Wikipedia states that the
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is an open source API created by Microsoft
but I had no luck finding it (always landing in the docs or other tutorials). I'd like to take a look at the LockScreen class.
Do you know its location or the name of the repository?
I didn't understand what you were looking for, but this may help you-
UWP sample collection-
Windows Universal Samples
LockScreenApps Repository-
Lock Screen App Sample
Both are hosted in GitHub. (LockScreenApps is a part of UWP sample collection.)

Windows 8.1 Universal apps documentation

I am trying to develop universal app for first time. This may be a silly question, but is there any comprehensive documentation for c# developing? I need to partially migrate windows 8 app to universal app, but everything I need to use is different there and nowhere I can find what to use instead. It takes hours to find something useful. Mostly here or at other forums. MSDN is not very helpful in this case. I found that universal apps do not use .net framework or silverlight. Is possible to say that universal apps uses clearly labeled standard, for example .net framework 4.5? In this time it seems to me I have to use something from Windows Runtime apps and something from Windows Store apps APIs.
The MS Virtual Academy offers free courses (mostly jumpstarts) for things you might be interested in.
Below is a link to their jumpstart course:
Developing Universal Windows Apps with HTML and JavaScript Jump Start
http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/developing-universal-windows-apps-with-html-and-javascript-jump-start
And a link to their jumpstart course:
Programming in C# Jump Start
http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/developer-training-with-programming-in-c
Hopefully, this will get you started.
What I was looking for:
Windows universal apps use Windows Runtime.
Only reliable official "MSDN like" page I found is http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211369.aspx
Good tutorials are at Channel 9.

Windows phone building an application tutorial

I apologize in advance for asking this on SO but I cant seem to find an answer anywhere else.
Is there a good tutorial for building non trivial app on windows phone (7 or 8) from start to finish.
as windows phone has many features you can follow the below link and choose your own Sample
Windows Phone Samples
Sample App Demonstration
It also depends on which language you want to code, although c# is popular among them.
All information to start can be found at http://dev.windowsphone.com/en-us
For example this first step-by-step tutorial
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windowsphone/develop/ff402526(v=vs.105).aspx

Downloadable WPF tutorial

I'm flying to New Zealand next week and figured that it would be a good chance to learn the basics of WPF. I've been flicking through this tutorial which seems really good but there is a lack of wifi in the stratosphere. Does any one know of a similar, easily downloadable tutorial for WPF or do I need to save all the pages on the website to my laptop one by one :(
Thanks,
Patrick
EDIT: The MVVM pattern looks very useful so I would like a tutorial which covers implmenting MVVM in some detail if possible too.
A while back, Jaime Rodriguez and Karl Shifflett hosted a WPF training tour. The latest PowerPoint slides and code samples are available here. Plenty of MVVM information is included.
In addition, there are a bunch of WPF Samples on MSDN that you can download.
There are a couple of good books on the subject by Apress (I have both sitting on my desk) and they're available to buy as ebooks.
Foundations of WPF and Pro WPF in C# 2008
They might not be the cheapest option, but they are good resources.
http://blog.rubensteins.nl/index.php?entry=entry080221-154055

How to learn Silverlight fast?

I need to make Silverlight application. I'm going to need server side, which I'm going to make with C#. What could be best way to learn to make simple application with Silverlight + C#? Here are few questions that I need to know... Btw. I have Visual Studio 2008 Pro and MS Expression Studio 3.
1) How can I make objects in silverlight?
2) How can I program actions/user inetractions?
3) How can I connect to server side with silverlight?
As a starting point, have a look at the many resources available on http://silverlight.net, e.g videos, quickstarts and so on.
Also check out the reference documentation in MSDN, it also has a getting started section.
I would try this: Getting Started with Silverlight Dev by Tim Heuer
Here is a great set that walks you through creating an entire app by Scott Guthrie. I think the below link to a set of articles gives a great overview of how to use xaml, binding, layout, etc in Silverlight. A great place to start because it gives you a feeling for what you can do in a somewhat practical application and you should be able to get through them rather quickly.
Silverlight End To End Tutorial
Silverlight book from Manning: "Hello! Silverlight". Hello! Silverlight is a fast-paced, entertaining introduction to Silverlight. Authors Bill Reiss and Dave Campbell guide you hands-on from your first Hello World example through the techniques you'll use to add life to your web applications.
You can download it as PDF at manning.com:
http://manning.com/reiss/
I would go to Brad Abrams Blog and follow his 16 some part tutorial. By the time you are done with that you will have a pretty good grasp on interacting with a server.
Brad Abrams
You will find very easy to understable examples of silverlight at Silverlight.net.

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