Windows Phone 8 Development Internals

by Whitechapel, Andrew; McKenna, Sean

• ISBN13: 9780735676237
• ISBN10: 0735676232
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-06-15
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Drill into Windows Phone 8 design and architecture-and learn best practices for building a variety of applications. Led by two senior members of the core Windows Phone Developer Platform team, you'll learn the underlying technology that will help you build better apps. Each chapter focuses on a single Windows Phone building block or feature area and shows you how to apply it in your applications-offering you invaluable insights into the Windows Phone platform design and API surface. Discover how to: Master the Windows Phone application model Employ built-in sensors to enhance usability and appeal Use media services APIs for video streaming Consume web services and connect to the cloud Bring your application to the marketplace

Author Biography

Andrew Whitechapel is a senior program manager for the Windows Phone Application Platform team, performing scoping and design for the application platform (both native and managed). He has written several books, including Windows Phone 7 Development Internals. Sean McKenna is a Senior Program Manager on the Windows Phone Developer Platform team. He has been responsible for a number of key features, including local database support and app-to-app communication.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Core Features
  • Chapter 1: Vision and architecture
  • Chapter 2: App model and navigation
  • Chapter 3: UI visuals and touch
  • Chapter 4: Data binding and MVVM
  • Chapter 5: Phone and media services
  • Chapter 6: Sensors
  • Chapter 7: Web connectivity
  • Chapter 8: Web services and the cloud
  • Chapter 9: Background agents
  • Chapter 10: Local storage and databases
• Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8
  • Chapter 11: App publication
  • Chapter 12: Profiling and diagnostics
  • Chapter 13: Porting to Windows Phone 8 and multitargeting
  • Chapter 14: Tiles and notifications
  • Chapter 15: Contacts and calendar
  • Chapter 16: Camera and photos
  • Chapter 17: Networking and proximity
  • Chapter 18: Location and maps
• New Windows Phone 8 Features
  • Chapter 19: Speech
  • Chapter 20: The Wallet
  • Chapter 21: Monetizing your app
  • Chapter 22: Enterprise apps
• Native Development and Windows Phone 8 convergence
  • Chapter 23: Native development
  • Chapter 24: Windows 8 convergence
  • Chapter 25: Games and Direct3D
• About the Authors