What you need for this book

To get the most from this book, you will need an active Internet connection to download the various components required to set up the development environment. Also, several of the examples will require an active Apple or Google Developer account.

In order to run the example code in this book, you will need, at a minimum, a PC running Windows 7 or higher and any non-Express version of Visual Studio 2010, 2012, or 2013. Additionally, if you intend to perform iOS or Mac development work, you will need a Mac running OS X Lion or higher. This Mac can be used as either a primary development environment, or can be paired with a PC to act as a networked build machine.