WSPs are not history, yet! This course walks you through the major things you would still use WSPs for. There is plenty of Visual Studio here people.
SharePoint 2013 supports two main ways of deploying new functionality - WSPs (Windows Solution Packages) and Apps. Apps are new, but WSPs are still good for many key scenarios. This video walks you through the more "SharePointy" topics, and introduces you to authoring WSPs in SharePoint. Having this knowledge is key to understanding Apps.
SharePoint 2013 supports two main ways of deploying new functionality - WSPs (Windows Solution Packages) and Apps. Apps are new, but WSPs are still good for many key scenarios. This video walks you through the more "SharePointy" topics, and introduces you to authoring WSPs in SharePoint. Having this knowledge is key to understanding Apps.