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WinRT: Transforming Windows development

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WinRT: Transforming Windows development

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- [Narrator] The Windows API was a massive success. Millions of Windows applications have been built upon it over the last 40 years. In this video, we'll look at WinRT and how it changed the picture. After nearly three decades, Microsoft recognized the need for significant changes. This led to an API split in 2012 with the release of Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a new API and supporting runtime called the Windows Runtime, abbreviated as WinRT. After WinRT was released with Windows 8, there were essentially two main APIs available for developers. The traditional Win32 API, which continued to support existing desktop applications, and WinRT designed to support a new modern app style. This split persist today, with both APIs still in use. Additionally, Microsoft has introduced a new unification SDK to bridge the gap between the two, which we'll look at later. Don't confuse WinRT with a similar sounding Windows RT, which is the discontinued Windows operating system for ARM devices…

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