brian kassay @briankassay [email protected]
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Tampa Bay Windows Developers User Group
File…New…Metro
Jan 18th 2012
Brian Kassay
http://briankassay.com@briankassay
Agenda• Preview the auto generated templates
in Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview– XAML / C#– HTML5 / JavaScript
• Modify the templates to do something practical
• Tips with developing in the new platform
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C# Templates
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XAML Template Summary
• Application (blank)• Empty, minimal
• Grid• Preloaded default data in grid
• Split• Preloaded default data in split view
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XAML Grid Application Demo
Synchronous vs. asynchronous
var data = DownloadData(...);ProcessData(data);
var future = DownloadDataAsync(...); future.ContinueWith(data => ProcessData(data));
DownloadDataAsyncProcessDat
a
STOP
ProcessDataDownloadData
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Async Interop keywords
• Async• Makes your method asynchronous
• Await• Makes the rest of your method a callback
• Task• Lets you coordinate activities
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Grid Application / Async Demo
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Split Application Demo
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HTML5 Templates
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HTML5 Template Summary
• Blank• Empty, minimal
• Fixed Layout• Basic layout added to the blank template
• Grid• Preloaded default data in grid
• Navigation• Similar layout to Grid but with no sample data
• Split• Preloaded default data in split view
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HTML5 Grid Application Demo
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Resources• Start building on Windows 8
• http://www.buildwindows.com/
• Learn to build Metro style apps• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps
• Async Homepage:• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/async
• Windows 8 Snap Feature for low res displays• http
://www.nirmaltv.com/2011/09/20/enable-windows-8-snap-feature/
• Slides • http://briankassay.com