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Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps with XAML and C#

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Metro apps are an important addition to Microsoft Windows 8, providing the cornerstone for a single, consistent programming and interaction model across desktops, tablets, and smartphones. The Metro app user experience is very different from previous generations of Windows applications: Metro-style apps are full-screen and favor a usability style that is simple, direct, and free from distractions.

Metro apps represent a complete departure from previous versions of Windows. There are entirely new APIs, new interaction controls, and a very different approach to managing the life cycle of applications.

Metro apps can be developed using a range of languages, including JavaScript, Visual Basic, C++, and, the topic of this book, C#. Windows 8 builds on the familiar to let developers use their existing C# and XAML experience to build rich Metro apps and integrate into the wider Windows platform. This book gives you an essential jump start into the world of Metro; by the end, you will understand how to use the controls and features that define the core Metro experience.

This 88-page primer unveils the key features of Microsoft's eagerly anticipated Windows 8 operating system. Windows 8 contains the revolutionary Metro application framework for building dynamic and responsive touch-enabled applications that target both desktops and mobile devices.

With the official release of Windows 8 looming ever closer, experienced author Adam Freeman invites you to take a crash course in Metro development. Using XAML and C#, he ensures you understand the changes that are being made to Windows development practices and puts you on the right course to creating innovative and elegant applications for this latest evolution of the world’s most successful operating system.

What you’ll learn

  • Create and configure Metro applications
  • Implement a touch-enabled user interface
  • Store data and application state using the Metro persistence model
  • Access remote data using Metro networking
  • Package and deploy your Metro application to the app store

Who this book is for

This book is for early-adopters of the Windows 8 operating system working with the Consumer Preview in order to be ahead of the curve in understanding the new ways of working that the operating system introduces.

Table of Contents

  1. Creating the UI
  2. Responding to the User
  3. Storage and Persistence
  4. NetworkingPackaging and Deployment
  5. These chapters are supported by a substantial stand alone code sample.
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