Kraig Brockschmidt - Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, torrent

Publication Date: November 26, 2012

Apply your existing skills with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—and start building your own Windows 8 apps now. As a member of the Windows Ecosystem team, the author has trained hundreds of Microsoft engineers and has been on the front lines of bringing the first Windows 8 apps to the Windows Store. Through this book, you’ll get a thorough grounding in platform features and considerations, and delve into development essentials across the whole scope of the Windows 8 platform. And you’ll gain insights and best practices on design, coding, and performance from real-world developers working on real-world apps.


Topic includes:


Platform Characteristics

App Anatomy and Page Navigation

Controls, Control Styling, and Basic Data Binding

Collections and Collection Controls

Layout

Windows 8 Style Commanding UI

State, Settings, Files, and Documents

Input and Sensors

Media

Purposeful Animations

Contracts

Tiles, Notifications, the Lock Screen, and Background Tasks

Networking

Devices and Printing

WinRT Components

Localization, Accessibility, and the Windows Store