This document discusses building apps for Windows 8. It defines what an app is, notes that apps for Windows 8 are called Windows Store Apps. It covers reasons for building apps for Windows 8, prerequisites, key app concepts, languages that can be used to build apps, and templates for creating apps. The document provides an overview of important app development topics for Windows 8.

1. Nitesh Luharuka
C# Corner MVP

2.  What’s an App?
 Windows Store Apps
 Why Build apps for Windows 8?
 Prerequisites for writing an app
 App Concepts
 Build an App
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3.  An app is nothing but a short form of application.
 A piece of software that’s tailored to a specific device is
generally referred as an app.
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4.  Apps running on Windows 8 are also called as Windows Store Apps.
 A Windows Store App has a single, chrome less window that fills
the entire screen by default, so there are no distractions.
 Windows Store Apps are targeted to run on a variety of devices
running Windows 8.
 They can be desktops, laptops, tablets, anything .. Anything running
Windows 8
 These apps work smoothly with touch and pen input
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5.  Icons are history and Tiles are the future
 Work smoothly with touch, pen input and other sources of
input devices
 2 different apps can talk with each other
 Are in line with Windows 8 UI
◦ App Bar
◦ Charms bar
 Write apps in language you already know
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7.  Writing a Windows Store Apps is no new stuff in terms of
language as you can write the code in a language you already
know
 Existing knowledge of any one of the following-
◦ XAML + C#/VB/C++
◦ HTML/JS
◦ C++ with DirectX
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8.  Windows 8
 VS 2012
 Developer Licensce from Microsoft
 Windows App Certification Kit
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
US/windows/apps/br229516.aspx
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9.  Modern Design
 Fast & Fluid
 Snap & Scale
 Contracts
 Tiles
 Connected
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10.  Blank App – A single page project with no predefined layout
and controls
 Grid App – A three page project with dedicated page for
displaying grouped items and details
 Split App – A two page project for displaying grouped data in
hierarchical format.
 Fixed Layout App
 Navigation App
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Reference to Win JS
Library
CSS
Images
Javascript Files
HTML Files

12.  Promises are objects that act as proxy for a result that is
initially unknown.
 Used for knowing the states of Asynchronous calls and
perform operations one after another.
 then
 done
 join
 any
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13.  Windows Library for JavaScript
 The Win JS namespace provides special Windows Library for
JavaScript functionality
 It’s pure JavaScript and only available to JavaScript apps
 Includes Promise object, log() and xhr()
 Some advanced UI Controls like Flyout/AppBar/Rating
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15.  Windows Store Apps
 App Concepts
 Languages used to build apps
 Project Templates
 Build an app
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