Beginning Windows 8 Application Development - XAML Edition

by Kyle Burns

Welcome to a Touch-Based World The Metro Design Language Designing Windows 8 Applications for Metro Metro Application Types XAML Controls in the Visual Studio Toolbox - The Common Controls XAML Controls in the Visual Studio Toolbox - Other Controls Building the User Interface Data Binding Introducing MVVM Starting the ViewModel - Data Inversion of Control The Role of Service Agents Asynchronous Programming Model Mocking the ViewModel's Behavior Connecting to Data in the Cloud Completing the Service Agents Interacting with Windows Search Notification and Tiles Sensors, Devices and the Location API Windows Marketplace and Deploying Your Metro App

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1430245662
• ISBN13: 9781430245667
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.3"