November 2012
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
7h 48m
English
Overview
Already comfortable with JavaScript and HTML? Microsoft
has just empowered you to build breakthrough apps for Windows 8.
It’s a remarkable opportunity--and best-selling Microsoft web
development author Stephen Walther will show you how to take full
advantage of it.
Offering the same deep insight and practical code that has made his
ASP.NET Unleashed the #1 ASP.NET book of all time, Walther
covers everything you need to build, test, and distribute
outstanding Windows 8 software with JavaScript and HTML5.
Walther clearly demonstrates the unique advantages Windows 8 offers
to web developers. He guides you through using Microsoft’s
new WinJS library to develop apps for Microsoft’s brand-new
version of Windows--you learn how to use JavaScript templates,
controls, and data binding. You’ll find in-depth coverage of
everything from displaying data with a ListView control to
supporting SkyDrive cloud storage, creating games to using
IndexedDB and HTML5 forms.
If you’re a web developer, Windows 8 gives you millions of
new potential users--and you already have many of the skills
you’ll need to reach them. Get this book, master the tools
and techniques you don’t already know--and go after that huge
new market!
Detailed information on how to...
Get your app published in the Windows Store
Create apps that work great with touch, keyboard, stylus, and mouse
Use JavaScript controls such as the Tooltip, Rating, DatePicker, and FlipView controls
Thoroughly master using the WinJS ListView control to display, sort, and filter data
Use HTML5 Canvas to build arcade games
Store data on the local file system, via remote web services, or in IndexedDB databases
Use Live Services to authenticate users, retrieve user profiles, and interact with SkyDrive
Create custom WinJS controls with Page Controls
Build apps that gracefully adapt to different screen resolutions and orientations
Take pictures from your computer’s webcam and play sounds
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