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“Jeremy builds real apps for real customers.
That’s why I can heartily recommend this book. Go out
and write some great apps…and keep this book
handy.”
—From the Foreword by Jeff
Prosise
Build Exceptionally Immersive and
Responsive Touch-Based Windows Store Apps for Windows 8
with C# and XAML
This is the first practical
guide to building breakthrough applications for Windows
8 from project templates through publication to the new
Windows Store. Microsoft “MVP of the Year” Jeremy
Likness helps you combine your existing developer skills
with new Visual Studio 2012 tools and best practices to
create apps that are intuitive and innovative. His
guidance and insight will help you dive into Windows 8
development—and gain a powerful competitive advantage
for years to come.
Likness illuminates the entire
apps lifecycle, from planning and Model-View-View Model
(MVVM) based design through coding, testing, packaging,
and deployment. He covers both business and consumer
apps, showing how Windows 8/WinRT development builds
upon and contrasts with older WPF and Silverlight
approaches.
Using carefully crafted downloadable
code examples and sample projects, Likness shows how to
make the most of new platform features, including
integrated social networking, search, contracts, charms,
and tiles. Throughout, he addresses crucial development
challenges that have only been discussed on MSDN, blog
posts, and Twitter feeds—and never with this depth and
clarity before.
Coverage includes
• Mastering
real-world Windows 8 development for all devices and
form factors • Understanding the new WinRT framework and
the unique characteristics of Windows 8 apps
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Designing apps that are faster, more responsive, do more
with less, and maximize battery life
• Creating
exceptionally fluid interfaces with VS 2012 templates,
built-in animations, and XAML
• Building apps that
respond consistently to multiple forms of input,
including complex touch manipulations
• Using
contracts and charms to expose services or enable users
to do so
• Providing information to users through
Live Tiles even when your app isn’t running
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Connecting your app seamlessly to multiple data sources,
including social networks and cloud storage
•
Syndicating rich, network-based content
• Using
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
• Securing Windows 8 apps
through authentication and authorization
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Efficiently testing, debugging, packaging, and deploying
apps
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