Building Windows 8 apps with XAML and C#

Book Description：

The key features for developing on Microsoft’s eagerly anticipated Windows 8 operating system are unveiled in this fast-

paced 80-pageprimer. Windows 8 contains the revolutionary Metro application framework for building dynamic and responsive

touch-enabled applications that target both desktops and mobile devices.

With the official release of Windows 8 looming ever closer, experienced author Adam Freeman invites you to take a crash

course in Metro development. Using XAML and C#, he ensures you understand the changes that are being made to Windows

development practices and puts you on the right course to creating innovative and elegant applications for this latest

evolution of the world’s most successful operating system.

What you’ll learn
Create and configure Metro applications
Implement a touch-enabled user interface
Store data and application state using the Metro persistence model
Access remote data using Metro networking
Package and deploy your Metro application to the app store

Who this book is for
This book is for early-adopters of the Windows 8 operating system working with the Consumer Preview in order to be ahead

of the curve in understanding the new ways of working that the operating system introduces.

Table of Contents
1.Creating the UI
2.Responding to the User
3.Storage and Persistence
4.NetworkingPackaging and Deployment
5.These chapters are supported by a substantial stand alone code sample.

Book Details
Paperback: 100 pages
Publisher: Apress (June 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1430244917
ISBN-13: 978-1430244912