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Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic Step by Step
- By Luca Regnicoli, Paolo Pialorsi, Roberto Brunetti
- Published Feb 15, 2013 by Microsoft Press. Part of the Step by Step Developer series.
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- Copyright 2013
- Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9"
- Edition: 1st
- eBook (Watermarked)
- ISBN-10: 0-7356-6827-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-6827-0
Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building Windows 8 apps with .NET
Teach yourself how to build Windows 8 applications using Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 with Microsoft Visual C# 2012 or Visual Basic 2012—one step at a time. Ideal for those with intermediate to advanced .NET development skills, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises for creating apps that easily adapt to different screen sizes—including desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and slates. C# examples are presented in the text; Visual Basic code examples are available online only.
Discover how to:
- Build apps using Windows 8 design guidelines
- Explore the Windows 8 application architecture
- Apply tools and libraries from Visual Studio and the Windows 8 SDK
- Use XAML to create touch-optimized user interfaces
- Create apps that make use of device sensors
- Manage the Windows 8 application lifecycle
- Prepare your app for the Windows Store
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows Store apps
- Chapter 2: Windows 8 UI style
- Chapter 3: My first Windows 8 app
- Chapter 4: Application lifecycle management
- Chapter 5: Introduction to the Windows Runtime
- Chapter 6: Windows Runtime APIs
- Chapter 7: Enhance the user experience
- Chapter 8: Asynchronous patterns
- Chapter 9: Rethinking the UI for Windows 8 apps
- Chapter 10: Architecting a Windows 8 app
- About the Authors
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