Beginning Windows 8 Application Development: XAML Edition

Description

Beginning Windows 8 Application Development – XAML Edition introduces you to the Windows 8 modern app design paradigm and the new Windows 8 programming model developed around this paradigm. You'll learn to build rich, immersive applications designed to run on the many devices that will be powered by Windows 8. With the introduction of Windows 8, once again Microsoft has re-envisioned the way that PCs and devices will be used and applications will be built in a world that has become far more connected. The Windows 8 modern UI style is far more than a programming model and Beginning Windows 8 Application Development – XAML Edition takes you beyond the syntax of any development language. We examine the factors such as UX (User Experience), social integration, and maintaining data and settings across multiple devices. Gives an early start to building next-generation connected applications Introduces new programming libraries available in Windows 8 Explores Windows 8 app design concepts Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Welcome to a Touch-First World....Pages 1-9 The Windows Design Language....Pages 11-24 Designing Windows 8 Applications....Pages 25-32 Visual Studio 2012 and Windows Store Application Types....Pages 33-43 XAML Controls in the Visual Studio Toolbox: The Common Controls....Pages 45-66 XAML Controls in the Visual Studio Toolbox: Other Controls....Pages 67-90 Building the User Interface....Pages 91-104 Data Binding....Pages 105-125 Introducing MVVM....Pages 127-140 Starting the ViewModel....Pages 141-164 Inversion of Control....Pages 165-174 The Role of Service Agents....Pages 175-179 Asynchronous Programming Model....Pages 181-198 Mocking the Service Agent....Pages 199-207 Connecting to Data in the Cloud....Pages 209-231 Completing the Service Agent....Pages 233-241 Interacting with Windows Search and Share....Pages 243-257 Notifications and Tiles....Pages 259-272 Sensors, Devices, and the Location API....Pages 273-284 Sharing Apps in the Windows Store....Pages 285-292 Back Matter....Pages 293-301