Programming Windows Phone 8 (and later) on GNU/Linux
Since VideoLAN programmers do write Windows 8/RT/Phone applications using Linux-based operating systems and GCC, I wonder if there is some progress in how Windows is programmed in a Windows-only Linux environment for detection. How easy/hard is it to write Windows RT (any modern UI)/Windows Phone 8 application on Linux?
I imagine a situation where you use tools like Git, Emacs/VIM, GCC, Mono, etc. to do the job. How about submitting an app without Visual Studio?
I ask, because Microsoft now open-sources a lot of things, when developing applications for their systems, it is possible to develop with a Linux-based operating system (should?). ) becomes viable. Does anyone have some behind-the-scenes information on this? It is difficult to find some relevant information.
Note that I’ve edited this issue to be more “straightforward”
Link:
This is the VLC Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1061646928/vlc-for-the-new-windows-8-user-experience-metro
Solution
I’m a software engineer at Microsoft, so I thought I could give you some insight into this.
From a testing standpoint, you should definitely have a Windows machine to test with. You can use Virtual Box or a similar tool to install Windows 8 as a VM. If you have access to a Windows computer, you can also access it remotely.
Visual Studio can’t be installed in Linux, as you know, but there are other C#/ASP.NET/ etc. An IDE that you can use locally on Linux. Check out the Wine:http://www.winehq.org/about/ for Linux It might help you.
By the way, in the coming months, it will become easier to develop applications for Windows. As announced at MS Build, Microsoft is moving towards a universal app store that will make your apps run on all Windows devices: PC, tablet, phone, and Xbox. This is not helpful for developing applications on Linux, but if you are a Windows developer, you may want to keep an eye on the new general-style applications.