Real World Windows 8 App Development with JavaScript
Create Great Windows Store Apps
Authors: Moemeka, Edward, Lomasky, Elizabeth
Free Preview- Learn from the new set of cutting-edge Windows Store expert developers, and get the lowdown from an author with experience from the front line of Windows Store app development. Real World Windows 8 App Development with JavaScript dives into the topics that are essential for making the most of this new platform for application development.
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- About this book
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Real World Windows 8 App Development with JavaScript offers you practical advice and hard-earned insights that will help you create and publish apps to a worldwide market.
Led by authors with deep Windows 8 app development experience, you’ll learn how to make the most of Microsoft’s APIs for hooking into Windows 8 on all devices, including the core ideas of promises and the asynchronous programming model. You’ll also discover such important tips as how to
- Adhere to Windows 8 guidelines for successful app acceptance
- Extend the appeal of your app with media, contracts, charms, and user notifications
- Capture and work with media, including the ability to play video wirelessly to a television
- Manage background processing and file transfers
- Gain visibility for your app and add monetization options
Get the lowdown from authors with experience from the front lines of Windows 8 app development. Theory is all well and good, but when it comes down to it, you can’t beat practical advice from people who’ve been there and done it! You’ll come away from this book with all the tools, ideas, and inspiration you need to create successful Windows 8 JavaScript apps.
Development with JavaScript features real-world examples that emphasize the use of JavaScript and HTML 5 and that also adhere to the stylistic guidelines Microsoft has put in place to maintain a consistent look and feel for all applications on this platform.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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The Windows 8 Ethos and Environment
Pages 1-33
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Getting the Basics Right
Pages 35-57
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Incorporating Layout and Controls
Pages 59-121
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Navigating the Media Maze
Pages 123-146
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Making the Most Out of Charms and Contracts
Pages 147-174
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Real World Windows 8 App Development with JavaScript
- Book Subtitle
- Create Great Windows Store Apps
- Authors
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- Edward Moemeka
- Elizabeth Lomasky
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Apress
- Copyright Holder
- Edward Moemeka and Elizabeth Lomasky
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4302-5081-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4302-5081-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4302-5080-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 292
- Number of Illustrations
- 151 b/w illustrations
- Topics
