Let's take on a quest of developing apps for Windows.
I started by searching for books. I found an article that suggested to use a free IDE called visual studio community 2015.
Link to article.
Then I found a tutorial video on YouTube. I recommend starting with
part two here (at 9min 45sec). Of course install the IDE first. Program was generated from a template as seen at 55 seconds in that video.
From the start screen inside IDE I discovered some sample code.
Use this link to get there. BasicInput caught my attention. After downloading the master ZIP file, extracting and opening the .SLN file, IDE told me to install additional content to work with UWP (universal windows platform). The IDE is about 6gb large, no idea how large the UWP is. I'm waiting for the download.
I created website
https://livingwater.visualstudio.com in the setup wizard of IDE. Maybe it has something of use there,
Aha! A little bit more
hands-on in this video (at 13:05).
Starting interface setup ends at 25:05. In terms of MVC (model view controller), model and view are done in the 1st hour.
Here starts program logic wiring (connecting UI with functionality coding).