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Beginning Windows 8 Application Development - XAML Edition

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  • © 2012

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  1. Kyle Burns
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  • Beginning Windows 8 Application Development – XAML Edition shows you how to start building rich, immersive applications that connect people, applications, and devices with Windows 8.

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Welcome to a Touch-First World

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Windows Design Language

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 11-24

  4. Designing Windows 8 Applications

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 25-32

  5. Visual Studio 2012 and Windows Store Application Types

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 33-43

  6. XAML Controls in the Visual Studio Toolbox: The Common Controls

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 45-66

  7. XAML Controls in the Visual Studio Toolbox: Other Controls

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 67-90

  8. Building the User Interface

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 91-104

  9. Data Binding

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 105-125

  10. Introducing MVVM

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 127-140

  11. Starting the ViewModel

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 141-164

  12. Inversion of Control

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 165-174

  13. The Role of Service Agents

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 175-179

  14. Asynchronous Programming Model

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 181-198

  15. Mocking the Service Agent

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 199-207

  16. Connecting to Data in the Cloud

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 209-231

  17. Completing the Service Agent

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 233-241

  18. Interacting with Windows Search and Share

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 243-257

  19. Notifications and Tiles

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 259-272

  20. Sensors, Devices, and the Location API

    • Kyle Burns
    Pages 273-284
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About this book

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

About the author

Kyle Burns is a Technical Architect with Perficient living in Indianapolis, IN. He first discovered a love for writing computer applications when his father brought home their first Apple II computer and he would spend hours transcribing programs from BASIC magazine to see what they would do. After serving as a Tuba and Euphonium player in the Marine Corps Band, Kyle realized that people were writing software for pay and he started his professional career. During his career, Kyle has worked in companies ranging from a six person startup to a Fortune 100 company and is constantly looking for new ways to explore solving problems with people, process, and technology.

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