Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
eBook Details:
- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: WOW! eBook (December 24, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 073567261X
- ISBN-13: 978-0735672611
eBook Description:
Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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. “Quickstart” sections provide ready experience with the tools, API, and core features. And you’ll gain insights and best practices on design, coding, and performance from real-world developers working on real-world apps.
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. “Quickstart” sections provide ready experience with the tools, API, and core features. And you’ll gain insights and best practices on design, coding, and performance from real-world developers working on real-world apps.
NOTE: This title is also available as a free eBook. It is based on Windows 8 Release Preview; the content and publication date will be updated for final Windows 8 software.
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. “Quickstart” sections provide ready experience with the tools, API, and core features. And you’ll gain insights and best practices on design, coding, and performance from real-world developers working on real-world apps.
Topics 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
- Extensions WinRT Components
- Localization, Accessibility, and the Windows Store
Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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. “Quickstart” sections provide ready experience with the tools, API, and core features. And you’ll gain insights and best practices on design, coding, and performance from real-world developers working on real-world apps.
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