Windows 8 Metro App Development First Look

This First Look course helps developers get started building Metro style applications for Windows 8. Author David Gassner explores the sample apps provided by Microsoft, and shows how to build new applications from scratch with both HTML/JavaScript and XAML/C#. David also reviews the Microsoft design guidelines and demonstrates how to prepare a Metro app for deployment through the Microsoft Store. This is an ideal course for developers who want to design games and apps for this new mobile and desktop platform.

Topics include:
Downloading the development tools
Writing a basic "Hello World" app in XAML and in HTML
Using the Windows run time
Working with the XAML visual controls
Defining and applying styles to XAML controls
Retrieving data asynchronously
Creating the app bar
Managing page navigation
Initializing and using persistent data
Displaying dynamic data
Sharing data with an application contact
Working with files and folders
Creating logos and splash screens
Testing for certification
Side-loading an app on another development computer

Introduction 8m 50s
Welcome 1m 12s
What you should know 5m 15s
Using the exercise files 2m 23s

1. Getting Started 40m 49s
Downloading the development tools 2m 41s
Installing Visual Studio 2012 RC for Windows 8 2m 49s
Creating a Hello World application in XAML 8m 0s
Creating a Hello World application in HTML 5m 47s
Using Windows Runtime with XAML and HTML 5m 47s
Exploring the design principles of Metro-style apps 7m 25s
Testing apps with the Windows 8 Simulator 8m 20s

2. Creating Metro Apps with XAML 56m 9s
Exploring the structure of a XAML-based app 10m 8s
Using visual controls for XAML 8m 9s
Defining and applying styles to XAML controls 6m 34s
Retrieving dynamic data asynchronously with C# 9m 55s
Displaying data in a split-screen application 11m 26s
Creating an application's app bar with XAML 9m 57s

3. Creating Metro Apps with HTML 40m 49s
Exploring the structure of an HTML-based app 4m 2s
Managing page navigation with HTML and JavaScript 5m 56s
Debugging HTML and CSS with the DOM Explorer 3m 38s
Initializing and using persistent data 9m 12s
Retrieving dynamic data asynchronously with JavaScript 9m 1s
Displaying dynamic data with HTML 5m 32s
Creating an application's app bar with HTML 3m 28s

4. Integrating Apps with Windows 8 Features 21m 30s
Exploring Metro sample apps from Microsoft 3m 48s
Sharing data with an application contract 7m 49s
Working with files and folders 3m 55s
Creating Live Tile notifications for the Start screen 5m 58s

5. Preparing an App for Deployment 13m 5s
Creating an application's logos and splash screen 5m 28s
Testing an application for certification 3m 6s
Side loading an app on another computer 4m 31s
Conclusion 1m 9s
Where to go from here 1m 9s