The free Express version of Microsoft's Visual Studio 2012 tool suite will allow developers to build more than just Metro-Style, Win RT-based apps for Windows 8.

The developer backlash stemmed from the fact that before now, the least-expensive version of Visual Studio which could be used to create desktop apps would have started at $499 - and prices move ...

Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop is due for release this fall, Somasegar said. “Adhering to the core principles we’ve set for our Express products, Visual Studio Express 2012 for ...

Two Microsoft MVPs have collaborated on a project called Electron.NET that uses the open source ASP.NET Core 2.0 framework to create cross-platform desktop apps running on Windows, OSX and Linux.