Building Windows AppsSpeaker Name, Title

SimplicityNew language featuresStreamlined UI

Choice between programming for Windows 8 appsWindows 8 Store Applications:

XAML & C#/VBHTML5 & WinJSC++

Visual Studio 2012 and Windows

Windows 8 Technology Paths

.NETWinForm

s

.NET/XAML WPF

.NET/XAML

Silverlight

HTML/JSASP.NET

.NETWinForm

s

.NET/XAML WPF

.NET/XAML

Silverlight

HTML/JSASP.NET

HTML/JSWinRT

.NET/XAMLWinRT

C++/XAML/DX

Desktop HTML/BrowserWindows 8

Windows 7

Windows 8

Your existing investment remains sound

Visual Studio 2012 has a ton of great featuresSolution round-trippingMulti-targetingEnhanced, rich WPF editor

.NET framework 4.5 brings new featuresBuilt-in support for asynchronous execution makes it easy to build rich, responsive applications

Desktop Applications

Desktop WPF and async

Demo

New designers for all Windows Store apps

Shared architecture with Blend

Language projections over WinRT meansHTML and JavaScriptVisual Basic and XAMLVisual C++ and XAMLVisual C# and XAMLVisual C++/DirectX

Building Windows Store Apps

Simplified Windows Platform for HTMLSingle consistent platformSingle HTML5 DOCTYPE

Web standards, plug-in free

Full-screen and docked apps

Full access to Windows Runtime (WinRT)

Library for building Windows Store apps using JavaScript

Make your apps ‘look and feel’ greatMatches Windows Store Apps style (controls, touch-control, scaling, etc.)

Build your apps fast and with high qualityWhen you’re already familiar with web technologies Modern patterns for reliable appsUse interactive VS design tools

Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS)

WinJS and Windows Store Apps

Demo

Leverage existing investment in VB/C# codeMuch of your existing code can be ported into the new worldAll of your experience is very useful!

Leverage existing investment in XAML codeMost of your experience with Silverlight & WPF is directly applicable

Data binding, Users Controls, etc.New frameworks and components, but many familiar old favorites

<Grid />, <StackPanel/>, <Button />DependencyProperty and related.

VB/C# & XAML—Windows Store Apps

Portable Libraries

One DLL, multiple platformsCode against API subset common to selected targets

Select versionsBack to .NET 4, Silverlight 4, or Windows Phone 7.0

XAML and VB with a C# Portable Library

Demo

Choose your VS project type / templateThe standard project types all support slightly different navigation models…Save time and learn some principles and best practices!!

Think about navigationAll Windows Store Apps support a page-based navigation modelThey can be Activated and Deactivated

Think about layout and orientationResolutionPortrait / LandscapeRotation

XAML Windows Store Apps

XAML C# Windows Store App

Demo

Contracts allow apps to interoperate…With other apps

e.g. sharingWith system services

e.g. Webcam, PlayTo media device

Using Contracts

It’s a declaration about access requirements to any serviceDeclared in XML App manifest fileEditor & configuration support in Visual Studio 2012

Users can make decisions based on declarations

The runtime prevents your app from using capabilities it hasn’t declared

What is a Capability?

Your app needs to work within the Windows 8 application modelIt may be deactivated, and reactivatedSo it may need to preserve its state

It may be activated through a contracte.g. through the Search UI

Activation

Search Integration

Demo

Building Windows AppsYour existing applications are alive and wellNew features like async can make them better

Windows Store App development your wayXAML + VB/C#HTML + JavaScriptC++/DirectX

Windows Store AppsExciting changes with familiar development experience

Visual Studio 2012 provides the tools you needGet started now building great applications to sell on the Windows Store.

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