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9781118012680

Beginning Windows 8 Application Development

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  • ISBN13:

    9781118012680

  • ISBN10:

    1118012682

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-10-02
  • Publisher: Wrox
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Summary

The book contents includes the following: An introduction to the Windows SDK and Windows 8 Setting up the development environment Building your first Windows 8 application User interface design Touch and event driven design elements Usage of special effects and graphics Leveraging windows based services Offline applications development with HTML 5 Creating C# applications for the Windows 8 system Yes, C++, you too can play XNA 4 and Silverlight 5 considerations Debug, certify and deploy Leveraging the new Winows 8 app store to sell and market your new program

Author Biography

István Novák is a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director who is an associate of SoftwArt Ltd., a Hungarian IT services company.

György Balássy is a Microsoft MVP, Regional Director, and ASPInsider who is a founding member of the local MSDN Competence Center.

Zoltán Arvai is a Microsoft MVP who is a front-end architect and a user experience designer of NextGenSolutions Ltd.

Dávid Fülöp is a professional developer and software development trainer contracted by multiple companies and universities.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION xix

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS 8 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF WINDOWS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 3

CHAPTER 2: USING WINDOWS 8 25

CHAPTER 3: WINDOWS 8 ARCHITECTURE FROM A DEVELOPER’S POINT OF VIEW 61

CHAPTER 4: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT 89

PART II: CREATING WINDOWS 8 APPLICATIONS

CHAPTER 5: PRINCIPLES OF MODERN WINDOWS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 121

CHAPTER 6: CREATING WINDOWS 8 STYLE APPLICATIONS WITH HTML5, CSS, AND JAVASCRIPT 165

CHAPTER 7: USING XAML TO CREATE WINDOWS 8 STYLE USER INTERFACES 231

CHAPTER 8: WORKING WITH XAML CONTROLS 271

CHAPTER 9: BUILDING WINDOWS 8 STYLE APPLICATIONS 313

CHAPTER 10: CREATING MULTI-PAGE APPLICATIONS 357

CHAPTER 11: BUILDING CONNECTED APPLICATIONS 391

CHAPTER 12: LEVERAGING TABLET FEATURES 431

PART III: ADVANCING TO PROFESSIONAL WINDOWS 8 DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 13: CREATING WINDOWS 8 STYLE APPLICATIONS WITH C++ 465

CHAPTER 14: ADVANCED PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS 493

CHAPTER 15: TESTING AND DEBUGGING WINDOWS 8 APPLICATIONS 525

CHAPTER 16: INTRODUCING THE WINDOWS STORE 541

PART IV: APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 559

APPENDIX B: USEFUL LINKS 573

INDEX 577

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