Building Your First Windows Store App with XAML and C#

Microsoft Windows 8 introduces Windows Store apps (formerly known as Metro apps), which can be built with a variety of programming languages. In this course, David Gassner shows you how to pair XAML with C# to build a simple data-driven application. He provides a tour of the free Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8 and runs through a few Hello World exercises before demonstrating how to perform most of the basic app programming tasks with XAML and C#. The course describes how to acquire and display data, add an app bar, and use Windows 8 contracts to share assets with other applications.

Topics include:

• Installing Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8
• Testing apps with the Windows 8 simulator
• Defining a split-page layout with XAML
• Retrieving and parsing XML files with asynchronous programming
• Displaying data with dynamic bindings
• Sharing data with other apps through contracts
• Displaying command buttons in an app bar
• Creating Live Tile notifications

Table of content

• Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
• Getting Started
  • Installing Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8
  • Hello World with XAML and C#
  • Exploring design principles of Windows Store apps
  • Applying themes and styles
  • Testing apps with Visual Studio and the Windows 8 Simulator
• Creating a Cloud-Connected Windows Store App
  • Creating a split-screen app project
  • Exploring the app’s data feed
  • Asynchronous programming with async and await
  • Retrieving, processing, and RSS data feeds
  • Displaying a list of data with XAML and bindings
  • Displaying detailed data with bindings
• Integrating Windows 8 Features
  • Adding an app bar
  • Using the sharing contract
  • Customizing splash screen and start screen icons
  • Creating live tile notifications
• Conclusion
  • Where to go from here

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