No-cost desktop software development is dead on Windows 8 You won't be able to use the free Visual Studio Express to develop desktop apps.

Even with more online applications, though, the Evans Data study notes that Windows desktop application development remains steady. Other findings from its survey are that JavaScript--a language ...

With so many UI frameworks available for Windows desktop application development, what key factors should developers consider when choosing the right framework for their project?

Developers can now write Desktop (non-Windows-Store style) applications for Windows 8 using the latest version of the Kinect for Windows software development kit.

Alpha Five V10 includes an impressive array of application development tools, which can create applications for two separate environments, the Windows Desktop and AJAX.

AJAX development techniques create more interactive web applications that will put pressure on traditional desktop development. Desktop development, however, isn't standing still, and may leverage ...

Microsoft has instituted a big change with its free Visual Studio 11 Express suite that's leaving some current- and soon-to-be Windows 8 developers up in arms: it's pulling support for creating ...

Developers can now distribute their Windows desktop apps to people shopping through Windows 10's app store, with an update from Microsoft on Wednesday morning.

Java revolutionized software development 30 years ago. Even with the rise of web apps, there's a bright future for Java desktop application development.

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to remove the compiler toolchain from its Windows SDK for Windows 8, in what appears to be an attempt to force developers into building Metro style apps.