... developers got their first taste of the Windows API and the programming model for desktop apps. The longevity of that programming model has been impressive. It's been in place for over ... Marsh in the fall of 2009 just after Windows 7 had been released and heard from him that Microsoft was planning to reinvigorate native app development for Windows 8, my ears were keen to listen. ... Certification Kit, affectionately known as the WACK. This is part of the Windows SDK that is itself included with the Visual Studio Express/Expression Blend download. If you can successfully run the WACK...