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Tutorials

The following tutorials are aimed at first-time developers, but even experienced developers might learn a trick or two.

Modifying Hello World

Learn about gadgets by modifying a sample gadget.

Snapshot: MyHelloWorld

Using Gadget Designer

Create a new gadget, while becoming familiar with Gadget Designer.

Snapshot: Gadget Explorer

Creating an RSS Gadget

Customize the RSS Demo gadget to display titles and contents from your chosen RSS or Atom feed.

Snapshot: RSS Demo gadget

For more programming examples, see the Examples page.