Learn to use exciting new development tools and create applications for Windows 8 If you're a beginning developer, there's no better place to get up to speed on the Windows 8 SDK than this Wrox guide. A team of Microsoft experts provides a complete course in Windows 8 programming, helping you take full advantage of the innovative new SDK. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book is packed with reusable examples that showcase the endless possibilities of the Windows SDK and also introduces the new Windows 8 app store. It explains how to set up the development environment and covers user interface design, using special effects and graphics, working with C# and C++, and much more. Provides a complete introduction to the Windows SDK and Windows 8, starting with setting up the development environment and building your first application Covers user interface design, touch- and event-driven design elements, leveraging windows-based services, and offline application development with HTML 5 Explores creating C# applications for the Windows 8 system, XNA 4 and Silverlight 5 considerations, and the role of C++ Shows how to debug, certify and deploy your applications Introduces the new Windows 8 app store and offers advice on marketing your apps Beginning Windows 8 Application Development is perfect for anyone who's ready to get started developing apps for the exciting new Windows 8 OS.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION xix PART I: INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS 8 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF WINDOWS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 3 CHAPTER 2: USING WINDOWS 8 25 CHAPTER 3: WINDOWS 8 ARCHITECTURE FROM A DEVELOPER’S POINT OF VIEW 61 CHAPTER 4: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT 89 PART II: CREATING WINDOWS 8 APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 5: PRINCIPLES OF MODERN WINDOWS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 121 CHAPTER 6: CREATING WINDOWS 8 STYLE APPLICATIONS WITH HTML5, CSS, AND JAVASCRIPT 165 CHAPTER 7: USING XAML TO CREATE WINDOWS 8 STYLE USER INTERFACES 231 CHAPTER 8: WORKING WITH XAML CONTROLS 271 CHAPTER 9: BUILDING WINDOWS 8 STYLE APPLICATIONS 313 CHAPTER 10: CREATING MULTI-PAGE APPLICATIONS 357 CHAPTER 11: BUILDING CONNECTED APPLICATIONS 391 CHAPTER 12: LEVERAGING TABLET FEATURES 431 PART III: ADVANCING TO PROFESSIONAL WINDOWS 8 DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 13: CREATING WINDOWS 8 STYLE APPLICATIONS WITH C++ 465 CHAPTER 14: ADVANCED PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS 493 CHAPTER 15: TESTING AND DEBUGGING WINDOWS 8 APPLICATIONS 525 CHAPTER 16: INTRODUCING THE WINDOWS STORE 541 PART IV: APPENDICES APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 559 APPENDIX B: USEFUL LINKS 573 INDEX 577