Beginning Windows 8 application development : XAML edition

Beginning Windows 8 Application Development - XAML Edition introduces you to the Windows 8 modern app design paradigm and the new Windows 8 programming model developed around this paradigm. You'll learn to build rich, immersive applications designed to run on the many devices that will be powered by Windows 8.

With the introduction of Windows 8, once again Microsoft has re-envisioned the way that PCs and devices will be used and applications will be built in a world that has become far more connected. The Windows 8 modern UI style is far more than a programming model and Beginning Windows 8 Application Development - XAML Edition takes you beyond the syntax of any development language. We examine the factors such as UX (User Experience), social integration, and maintaining data and settings across multiple devices.

Gives an early start to building next-generation connected applications Introduces new programming libraries available in Windows 8 Explores Windows 8 app design concepts

• 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