This document discusses building universal apps for Windows devices. It introduces the concept of universal apps, which allow developers to create one app that can run on both Windows and Windows Phone using shared code and resources. The document outlines the key technologies like .NET and Visual Studio used to build universal apps. It also provides demonstrations of building for both platforms and creating universal apps that share code across Windows and Windows Phone projects.

1. Universal Apps for
Windows Devices
Jaliya Udagedara

2. What are we going to discuss today?
Current Technologies
Introduction to Build for Both
Demo 1 - Build for Both
Introduction to Universal Apps
Demo 2 - Universal Apps

3. Current Technologies
Windows 8.1 Update 1
Windows Phone 8.1
.NET 4.5.2 / C# 5.0
Visual Studio 2013 Update 2
2014
May 12 - Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 RTM
April 2 - Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 RC
January 20 - Visual Studio 2013 Update 1
2013
October 17 - Visual Studio 2013

4. Introduction to Build for Both
Shared Files
Add As Link
#if and #endif directives
Partial Classes
Abstraction
Portable Class Libraries

5. • Build for Both

6. Introduction to Universal Apps
Came alive with Visual Studio 2013 Update 2
Build for Both -> Universal Apps

7. Universal Apps contd.
C#, C++ or JavaScript
A collection of three projects
A Windows Store project
A Windows Phone project
A Shared project
Context switcher in the editor
Switching startup projects

8. • Universal Apps

9. Thank You!
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