With its universal Windows apps concept, Microsoft is promoting the notion of apps that can be developed once and run across a variety of form factors. Unsurprisingly, the universal apps effort will be prominent at this week’s Microsoft Build 2015 developer conference.

The conference’s session list details Microsoft’s outreach in this vein, including a discussion on the use of XAML for building universal Windows apps. “XAML UI took a big step forward in Windows 10 with new controls and new features to simplify tailoring app experiences across devices,” the session description says.

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