Essential Windows Phone 8 (2nd Edition) (Microsoft Windows Development Series) - Softcover

Wildermuth, Shawn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 032190494X ISBN 13: 9780321904942

Verlag: AddisonWesley Professional, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Essential Windows Phone 8 is the definitive guide to creating powerful, visually compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform. Nine-time Microsoft MVP Shawn Wildermuth draws on his extensive experience teaching Windows Phone developers, helping you to get started fast and master techniques that lead to truly outstanding apps. Expanded and updated with 30% new coverage, this conversational, authoritative guide covers the essentials and a whole lot more.

Wildermuth begins with a solid "foundation building" introduction to Windows Phone 8 development and Windows Phone 8 hardware, introducing design, language, hardware specifications, patterns, the application lifecycle, out-of-the-box services, Live Tiles, and the Windows Marketplace. Once you have that foundation, Wildermuth dives into hands-on development, emphasizing best practices and realistic code examples. You'll develop a complete application from start to finish, then build on your skills with increasingly sophisticated techniques. Coverage includes:

Designing your app's look and feel

Implementing email, calling, search, Web browsing, and camera support

Interacting with users

Choosing the right app paradigm and functionality

Incorporating touch, vibration, motion, sound, and other forms of input

Working with hubs and tiles

Building location-based services

Storing data

Multitasking

Integrating external data

Preparing apps for the Marketplace

And much more

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

During his 27 years in software development, Shawn Wildermuth has experienced a litany of shifts in software development, shaping how he understands technology. Shawn is a 10-time Microsoft MVP, a member of the INETA Speaker’s Bureau, and an author of several books on .NET. He has spoken at a variety of international conferences, including TechEd, MIX, VSLive, OreDev, SDC, WinDev, MIX, DevTeach, DevConnections, and DevReach. Shawn has written dozens of articles for a variety of magazines and websites, including MSDN, DevSource, InformIT, CoDe Magazine, ServerSide.NET, and MSDN Online. He is currently helping companies with coaching and training through his company Wilder Minds LLC (http://wilderminds.com).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: AddisonWesley Professional
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 032190494X
• ISBN 13: 9780321904942
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 624
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