Real World Windows 8 Development

ISBN-13: 9781430250258 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 492 str.

Samidip Basu

Opis

Real World Windows 8 Development is a developer's handbook - an essential guide to building complete, end-user ready Windows 8 applications on the XAML and C# programming stack from start to finish. Starting with Windows 8 basics and walking through practical aspects of building your Windows 8 application, you'll find step-by-step instructions and practical advice that will leave you with a modern, elegant app written to the highest of standards.

Author Samidip Basu, an early adopter of Windows 8 app development techniques, breaks down the design, development, and polish of a real-world business application, adding handy tips and tricks around controls, user interface design, storage, navigation, contracts, and more.

Give your Windows 8 application development efforts a kick-start with Real World Windows 8 Development.

Spis treści

1. Part I - Knowing the Ecosystem: Introduction to Windows 8
2. Part I - Knowing the Ecosystem: Modern UI Design 
3. Part II - Getting Started: The Platform & Developer Tools 
4. Part II - Getting Started: The Right Controls
5. Part II - Getting Started: The Look & Feel 
6. Part II - Getting Started: Content Structuring & Navigation  
7. Part III - Into the Groove: Orientation & Visual States 
8. Part III - Into the Groove: Handling Data 
9. Part III - Into the Groove: Application Lifecycle Management 
10. Part III - Into the Groove: Contracts
11. Part IV - The Bling: Media & Sensors
12. Part IV - The Bling: Tiles, Badges, and Toasts 
13. Part V - Above & Beyond: Cloud Augmentation
14. Part V - Above & Beyond: Live Service Integration 
15. Part V - Above & Beyond: Real-World Techniques
16. Part V - Above & Beyond: Deployment

O autorze

Samidip Basu is a technologist, writer, speaker, gadget-lover and MSFT Mobility Solutions Lead for Sogeti USA working out of Columbus OH. With a strong developer background in Microsoft technology stack, he now spends much of his time in spreading the word to discover the full potential of Windows 8/Windows Phone platforms & cloud-supported mobile solutions in general. He is passionately invested in the developer community and can be found involved in several User Groups/Conferences. If not burning up hours on a hobbyist technology project, his spare times call for travel and culinary adventures with the wife. Find out more at http://samidipbasu.com or connect with him on Twitter at @samidip.