Real World Windows 8 Development [Paperback]

Real World Windows 8 Development is a developers handbook - an essential guide to building?complete,?end-user ready?Windows 8 applications on the XAML and C# programming stack from start to finish.?Starting with Windows 8 basics and walking through practical aspects of building your Windows 8 application, you'll find step-by-step instructions and practical advice that will leave you with a modern, elegant app written to the highest of standards.??

Author Samidip Basu, an early adopter of Windows 8 app development techniques,?breaks down?the design, development, and polish of a real-world?business application, adding handy?tips?and tricks around controls, user interface design, storage, navigation, contracts, and more.?

Give your Windows 8 application development efforts a kick-start with Real World Windows 8 Development.

1. Part I - Knowing the Ecosystem:?Introduction to Windows 8
2. Part I - Knowing the Ecosystem:?Modern UI Design?
3. Part II - Getting Started: The Platform & Developer Tools?
4. Part II?- Getting Started: The Right Controls
5. Part II?- Getting Started: The Look & Feel?
6. Part II?- Getting Started:?Content Structuring & Navigation??
7. Part III?- Into the Groove: Orientation & Visual States?
8. Part III?- Into the Groove: Handling?Data?
9. Part III?- Into the Groove: Application Lifecycle Management?
10. Part III?- Into the Groove: Contracts
11. Part IV - The Bling: Media & Sensors
12. Part IV - The Bling: Tiles, Badges, and Toasts?
13. Part V?- Above & Beyond: Cloud Augmentation
14. Part V?-?Above & Beyond:?Live Service Integration?