Table of Contents

1.       Introduction



2.       Getting Started: The first chapter helps reader with setting up their development environment. We also take a closer look at the Windows 8 simulator and the difference between running native. 



a.       Introduction 



b.       Setting up the environment 



c.       Starting our first projects 



d.       Closer look at the simulator



3.       Building a first project: This chapter is where the actual developing begins, we take a look at the available templates in Visual Studio and start building a multi-page app that we navigate through. 



a.       Let's take a look at the included templates 



b.       Add some pages to the project 



c.       Navigate around a Windows 8 app 



d.       MVVM and MVVM Light 



e.       Where are my Behaviors?



4.       Getting cloudy with data: There are very few apps that get by without consuming data. In this chapter we’ll take a look at how to implement both local and remote data in a Windows 8 application. 



a.       Using SQLite in Windows 8 



b.       Data binding 



c.       Converters 



d.       Data as content 



e.       Taking it to the cloud



5.       Build a charming application: The charms are a unique and great feature of the Windows 8 platform. Integrating them in an application provides a form of interaction that will feel natural to the user because it is a part of the operating system. 



a.       Search charm 



b.       Share charm 



c.       Settings charm



6.       Using live tiles: Windows Phone has already proven the value of the live tiles. They provide a way to inform your users of certain events and provide a way to draw users back into your application. In this chapter we’ll take a look at how to create and update tiles and badges. 



a.       Create the application tile 



b.       Creating secondary tiles 



c.       Updating tiles 



d.       Badges



7.       Notifications: Notifications provide a way to inform your user of important things without them having to have your app open in the background. We will learn how to use different kinds of notifications in this chapter. 



a.       Cooking some toast notifications 



b.       Raw notifications 



c.       Your app on the lockscreen



8.       Make your app adaptable: Windows 8 will appear on a variety of devices with different aspect ratios, resolutions, form factors, etc. In this chapter we’ll learn how to make sure that your app looks good on all possible forms and sizes of Windows 8. 



a.       Twisting the device around 



b.       Support multiple resolutions 



c.       Snap that app 



d.       Viewstates



9.       Sensors: The range of upcoming devices running Windows 8 will have a variety of sensors on board. In this chapter we’ll have a closer look at the most common ones and learn how to leverage them in our apps. 



a.       Location 



b.       Accelerometer 



c.       Gyroscope 



d.       Compass 



e.       Sensor Fusion 



f.        Gestures



10.   Games: Building games is as much fun as playing them. Windows 8 has full DirectX support, next to DX Javascript developers can quickly get started building games as well. XNA is not supported on Windows 8 but thanks to the community even XNA developers can now build games using MonoGame. In this chapter we’ll compare these three methods. 



a.       DirectX 



b.       JavaScript 



c.       MonoGame



11.   Going to market with your app: Once your app is finished you’ll want to publish it as fast as possible. In this chapter we’ll take a look at common reasons for certification failure. 



a.       Creating a developer account 



b.       Business models 



c.       Prepare to submit 



d.       Submit your app

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