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Apply your existing skills with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—and start building your own Windows 8 apps now. As a member of the Windows Ecosystem team, the author has trained hundreds of Microsoft engineers and has been on the front lines of bringing the first Windows 8 apps to the Windows Store. Through this book, you’ll get a thorough grounding in platform features and considerations, and delve into development essentials across the whole scope of the Windows 8 platform. And you’ll gain insights and best practices on design, coding, and performance from real-world developers working on real-world apps.

Topic includes:

    Platform Characteristics
    App Anatomy and Page Navigation
    Controls, Control Styling, and Basic Data Binding
    Collections and Collection Controls
    Layout
    Windows 8 Style Commanding UI
    State, Settings, Files, and Documents
    Input and Sensors
    Media
    Purposeful Animations
    Contracts
    Tiles, Notifications, the Lock Screen, and Background Tasks
    Networking
    Devices and Printing
    WinRT Components
    Localization, Accessibility, and the Windows Store


    Kraig Brockschmidt

    Kraig Brockschmidt has worked with Microsoft since 1988, focusing primarily on helping developers through writing, education, public speaking, and direct engagement. Kraig is currently a Senior Program Manager in the Windows Ecosystem team working directly with key partners on building apps for Windows 8 and bringing knowledge gained in that experience to the wider developer community. His other books include Inside OLE (two editions), Mystic Microsoft, The Harmonium Handbook, and Finding Focus. His website is www.kraigbrockschmidt.com.


By Kraig Brockschmidt
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Released: November 2012
Pages: 833