Essential Windows Phone 8 (2nd Edition) (Microsoft Windows

Essential Windows Phone 8 (2nd Edition) (Microsoft Windows Development Series)
â€œShawn has created a guide that is easy to read, up-to-date, and comprehensiveâ€“covering the entire application surface area for Windows Phone developers. Enjoy!â€
â€“Jeff Wilcox, Senior Software Development Engineer, Microsoft

Essential WindowsÂ® Phone 8 is the definitive guide to creating powerful mobile apps with Microsoftâ€™s dramatically improved Windows Phone 8 platform. Ten-time Microsoft MVP Shawn Wildermuth draws on his extensive experience teaching Windows Phone development, helping you to get started fast and master techniques that lead to truly outstanding solutions.

Updated throughout, this edition reflects new APIs and development best practices, ranging from new WinRT APIs to voice integration. It also contains a comprehensive new chapter on developing enterprise solutions for business.

After introducing the platform and its key improvements, Shawn dives directly into the essentials. Using realistic code, he illustrates todayâ€™s best techniques for delivering robust, well-performing apps. Youâ€™ll build a complete app from start to finish and then deepen your skills with increasingly sophisticated techniques.

From planning through delivery, Shawn guides you through the entire lifecycle, helping you make the most of Windows Phone 8â€™s valuable capabilities. Whether youâ€™re a Windows developer going mobile or a mobile developer moving to Windows Phone, here are all the skills youâ€™ll need.

Coverage includes
- Setting up the WP8 development environment, including the emulator
- Using XAML to fully control the look and feel of your appâ€™s interface
- Providing robust user interactivity through controls
- Creating mobile experiences built around the real needs of Windows Phone users
- Localizing your app for native languages and global markets
- Utilizing vibration, motion, sound, the camera, or other hardware features
- Supporting voice commands such as â€œCall Momâ€ or â€œOpen Twitterâ€
- Integrating features that use Contacts, Appointments, Alarms, the media library and hubs, and the lock screen
- Storing data in simple files, caches, or a full-fledged database
- Multitasking in the background without compromising performance
- Implementing location-aware apps that can track where users are
- Retrieving external data and assets via REST, Web services, push notifications, or Windows Live
- Preparing your application for the Windows Phone Store
- Building and distributing enterprise apps for your companyâ€™s internal customers
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Country USA
Brand Addison Wesley
Manufacturer AddisonWesley Professional
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-06-07
EANs 9780321904942

Country	USA
Brand	Addison Wesley
Manufacturer	AddisonWesley Professional
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2013-06-07
EANs	9780321904942

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

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