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1 online resource (xxvi, 597 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Learn to use exciting new development tools and create applications for Windows 8 If you're a beginning developer, there's no better place to get up to speed on the Windows 8 SDK than this Wrox guide. A team of Microsoft experts provides a complete course in Windows 8 programming, helping you take full advantage of the innovative new SDK. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book is packed with reusable examples that showcase the endless possibilities of the Windows SDK and also introduces the new Windows 8 app store. It explains how to set up the development environment and covers user in. |
| Contents |
Beginning Windows 8 Application Development -- Credits -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Introduction to Windows 8 Application Development -- Chapter 1: A Brief History of Windows Application Development -- The Life of Windows -- History of APIs and Tools -- Catch-22 of Windows Application Development -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Using Windows 8 -- Two Worlds, One Operating System -- Input Methods -- Logging In -- The Start Screen -- The Windows Charm Bar -- The Windows Desktop -- Summary |
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Chapter 3: Windows 8 Architecture from a Developer�s Point of ViewWindows 8 Development Architecture -- Understanding Windows Runtime -- .NET Framework 4.5 -- Picking the Appropriate Technology for Your Project -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Getting to Know Your Development Environment -- Introducing the Toolset -- A Short Tour of the Visual Studio IDE -- Lighting Up Your Applications with Expression Blend -- Summary -- Part II: Creating Windows 8 Applications -- Chapter 5: Principles of Modern Windows Application Development -- Windows 8 Style Applications |
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Asynchronous Development PlatformSummary -- Chapter 6: Creating Windows 8 Style Applications with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript -- HTML5 and CSS on the Web -- HTML5 Applications on Windows Runtime -- Creating Windows 8 Style Applications with JavaScript -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Using XAML to Create Windows 8 Style User Interfaces -- Describing the User Interface Using XAML -- Using Namespaces -- Understanding the Layout Management System -- Reusable Resources in XAML -- Basic Controls in Windows 8 Style Applications -- Working with Data -- Summary |
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Chapter 8: Working with XAML ControlsUsing Animations in Your Application -- Designing the Visual Look of a Control -- Working with Complex Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Building Windows 8 Style Applications -- The Lifecycle of a Windows 8 Application -- Deploying Windows 8 Apps -- Commanding Surfaces -- Persisting Application Data -- Applications and the Start Screen -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Creating Multi-Page Applications -- Navigation Basics -- Working with Pages -- Using the Split Application and Grid Application Templates -- Summary |
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Chapter 11: Building Connected ApplicationsIntegrating with the Operating System and Other Apps -- Accessing the Internet -- Accessing Windows Live -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Leveraging Tablet Features -- Accommodating Tablet Devices -- Building Location-Aware Applications -- Using Sensors -- Summary -- Part III: Advancing to Professional Windows 8 Development -- Chapter 13: Creating Windows 8 Style Applications with C++ -- Microsoft and the C++ Language -- C++ and Windows 8 Apps -- Discovering C++ Features with Visual Studio -- Summary |
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English. |
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Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
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Microsoft Windows (Computer file) |
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Microsoft Windows (Computer file) |
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Computer software -- Development.
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Computer software -- Development |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Beginning Windows 8 Application Development. Wrox Pr Inc 2012 9781118012680 (OCoLC)781681309 |
| ISBN |
1118221834 (electronic bk.) |
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9781118221839 (electronic bk.) |
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9781118235621 (electronic bk.) |
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1118235622 (electronic bk.) |
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9781118260500 |
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1118260503 |
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1283603802 |
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9781283603805 |
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9786613916259 |
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6613916250 |
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