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Distributing Mac OS X Applications Through the App Store
Bill Weinman

1h 55m 22,327 Views
Visual Basic Essential Training
David Gassner

3h 55m 521,510 Views
Visual Studio 2012 Essential Training
Walt Ritscher

7h 13m 416,469 Views
AIR for Flash Developers (2008)
David Tucker

7h 4m 115,982 Views
Building Windows Phone 8 Live Tiles
Doug Winnie

45m 48s 8,298 Views
Core Data for iOS and OS X
Simon Allardice

4h 29m 353,170 Views
Cocoa Essential Training
Simon Allardice

5h 21m 207,974 Views
Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Store Developers
Michael Lehman

2h 4m 36,862 Views

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20 Desktop Apps Courses • 825 video tutorials

Microsoft XAML Fundamentals 1: Core Concepts
Walt Ritscher
Learn the basics of XAML, the XML-based markup language for creating better user interfaces for Windows applications.

1h 46m Intermediate 2,144 Views
Cocoa with Swift Essential Training
Todd Perkins
Learn how to build iOS and OS X apps using the Cocoa framework and the new Swift programming language.

4h Beginner 242,070 Views
Demystifying Windows 10 Universal Apps and Cross-Platform Development
Walt Ritscher
Learn why features such as Universal Windows Platform and Windows Bridges are making Windows 10 the best version ever for Windows app developers.

1h 31m Beginner 21,016 Views
Up and Running with Ubuntu Desktop Linux
Scott Simpson
Learn how to install and set up Ubuntu as your main operating system or on a virtual machine, navigate the desktop, and work with popular Linux desktop programs.

1h 42m Beginner 303,466 Views
Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Store Developers
Michael Lehman
Find out what Windows Store developers need to know to start developing apps with Visual Studio 2013.

2h 4m Beginner 36,862 Views
Using Windows Azure with Windows Store Apps
Michael Lehman
Add data storage, email and SMS messaging, and push notifications to your Windows Store apps with Windows Azure.

2h 54m Intermediate 14,260 Views
Objective-C Essential Training
Simon Allardice
Get the tools you need, learn what an Objective-C program looks like, and get your first code up and running.

6h 2m Beginner 1,078,336 Views
Visual Basic Essential Training
David Gassner
Get started programming with Visual Basic using Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Desktop.

3h 55m Beginner 521,510 Views
Building Windows Phone 8 Live Tiles
Doug Winnie
Learn to design and build a Live Tile to represent your app on the Windows Phone Start screen.

45m 48s Intermediate 8,298 Views
Up and Running with MATLAB
Patrick Royal
Learn a basic level of fluency with MATLAB, the programming language of choice for scientists and engineers for statistical analysis.

1h 30m Intermediate 342,202 Views
Visual Studio 2012 Essential Training
Walt Ritscher
Get comfortable in Visual Studio, the full-featured app development environment from Microsoft, and learn how to create a variety of projects, from websites to rich Internet applications.

7h 13m Beginner 416,469 Views
Building Windows Store Apps Essential Training
Walt Ritscher
Lays the groundwork for coding and distributing your very first app for Windows 8.

8h 10m Intermediate 99,866 Views
Up and Running with Eclipse
Charles Kelly
Learn to set up Eclipse to work with a variety of different languages, including Java, PHP, C/C++, and JavaScript, create new projects, and use the editing tools.

1h 2m Beginner 302,314 Views
Fundamentals of Software Version Control
Michael Lehman
Reviews the history of version control and demonstrates its fundamental concepts: check-in/checkout, forking, merging, commits, and distribution.

2h 55m Intermediate 388,397 Views
Up and Running with Aptana Studio 3
Joe Marini
Take a quick tour of the free web development tool Aptana Studio and its features for building rich HTML sites that integrate CSS and JavaScript.

1h 19m Beginner 271,347 Views
Core Data for iOS and OS X
Simon Allardice
Introduces the concepts behind Core Data, the object persistence framework used to manipulate and store data in iOS and OS X applications.

4h 29m Intermediate 353,170 Views
Cocoa Essential Training
Simon Allardice
Build desktop applications for the Mac OS X by exploring the many frameworks and essential design patterns in Cocoa.

5h 21m Beginner 207,974 Views
Distributing Mac OS X Applications Through the App Store
Bill Weinman
Shows app developers how to package and submit applications for sale through Apple's Mac App Store.

1h 55m Intermediate 22,327 Views
AIR 2 with Flash and Flex Essential Training
James Talbot
How to develop and deploy Flash-based native applications with Adobe AIR 2.

3h 40m Beginner 69,278 Views
AIR for Flash Developers (2008)
David Tucker
Web developers can learn to leverage their Flash, Flex, HTML, and AJAX skills to create multi-platform desktop applications in AIR.

7h 4m Advanced 115,982 Views

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Desktop Apps Training and Tutorials

Browse Our Desktop Apps Courses

Distributing Mac OS X Applications Through the App Store

Visual Basic Essential Training

Visual Studio 2012 Essential Training

AIR for Flash Developers (2008)

Building Windows Phone 8 Live Tiles

Core Data for iOS and OS X

Cocoa Essential Training

Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Store Developers

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Microsoft XAML Fundamentals 1: Core Concepts

Cocoa with Swift Essential Training

Demystifying Windows 10 Universal Apps and Cross-Platform Development

Up and Running with Ubuntu Desktop Linux

Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Store Developers

Using Windows Azure with Windows Store Apps

Objective-C Essential Training

Visual Basic Essential Training

Building Windows Phone 8 Live Tiles

Up and Running with MATLAB

Visual Studio 2012 Essential Training

Building Windows Store Apps Essential Training

Up and Running with Eclipse

Fundamentals of Software Version Control

Up and Running with Aptana Studio 3

Core Data for iOS and OS X

Cocoa Essential Training

Distributing Mac OS X Applications Through the App Store

AIR 2 with Flash and Flex Essential Training

AIR for Flash Developers (2008)