FIRST LOOK CLINIC: INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS 8 DEVELOPMENT - C#

Cod. 40025 - Durata: 3 Ore

Sommario

About This CLINIC

This three hour First Look Clinic (FLC), will introduce developers to the tools and techniques for creating Window 8 (Metro) applications using C#/XAML. It will outline The Windows 8 platform, Metro-Style guidelines, Windows 8 contracts, tiles and notifications, and the Windows store.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for professional developers that come from the .NET client side world and have familiarity with C# and XAML. Developers should have 1-2 years of experience in their field.

Completion

After completing this clinic, students will be able to:

Provide a summary of the Window 8 platform
Enumerate the Metro Style application development languages
Describe the Metro style design
Summarize Metro style concepts and guidelines
Demonstrate how to implement a basic Metro style app using C#/XAML
Demonstrate how to use the Windows Runtime in Metro style apps
Highlight the ways to integrate apps with Windows 8 experiences with contracts
Describe what Windows 8 contracts are
Explain how to implement tiles
Explain how to implement notifications
Provide an overview of the Microsoft Store
Enumerate the ways to monetize the app in the Microsoft Store

Prerequisites:

Before attending this clinic, students must have:

Modern graphical interfaces knowledge
Object Oriented Programming knowledge
Simple data access (CRUD) knowledge
General understanding of the Visual Studio IDE

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CLINIC Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Windows 8 Platform

This module explains about the platform design tenets, the programming language choices, and the integration points with the operating system and across Metro style apps.

Lessons

Introduction to Windows 8 Operation System
Windows 8 Platform

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Provide a summary of the Window 8 platform
Enumerate the Metro Style application development languages

Module 2: Working with Metro-Style Guidelines

This module explains the design principles behind Metro and get insights into how to apply these principles in your own applications.

Lessons

Metro Style Design Guidelines

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Summarize Metro style concepts and guidelines

Module 3: Developing Metro Style Apps with C#/XAML

This module explains how to use .NET skills to build Windows 8 Metro style applications.

Lessons

Developing a Metro Style app Using C#/XAML

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Demonstrate how to implement a basic Metro style app using C#/XAML

Module 4: Integrating with Windows 8 experiences with Contracts

This module explains how contracts work and how to implement the built-in contracts such as Search, Share, Settings, and Play To, that allow to integrate Windows 8 features into apps.

Lessons

Windows 8 Contracts
Implementing the Share and Search Contracts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Highlight the ways to integrate apps with Windows 8 experiences using contracts

Describe what Windows 8 contracts are

Module 5: Implementing Tiles and Notifications

This module explains how to implement Tiles and Notifications and how to create tiles that let users personalize their Start screen by creating deep links to specific places within your app.

Lessons

Using Tiles in Windows 8 Metro Style apps
Using Notifications in Metro Style apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain how to implement tiles
Explain how to implement notifications

Module 6: Deploying to the Windows Store

This module explains the many different ways to monetize your application, including subscriptions, trial apps, advertisement, and in-app purchases

Lessons

The Microsoft Store
Monetizing Using the Microsoft Store

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Provide an overview of the Microsoft Store
Enumerate the ways to monetize the app in the Microsoft Store

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