Synopses & Reviews
Windows 8 provides a flexible, responsive surface for business applications, productivity tools, photos, games, and music. For developers, the new HTML and JavaScript tools and frameworks for Windows 8 apps offers an equally nimble coding environment. By blending standard lightweight tools with the full power of the Win8 and WinRT platforms, they can create fast, fluid apps for phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops using technologies that are second nature to most web developers.
Windows 8 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript is a comprehensive tutorial for those who want to build Windows 8 apps using familiar development tools and a great way for C#/XAML developers to add a few new tools to their belts. The book starts with an overview of the Windows 8 and WinRT frameworks, paying particular attention to newer features like touch, gestures, and other modern UI enhancements. Then it systematically works through the most important aspects of Windows 8 app development and provides expert guidance on application design, so readers will learn the emerging patterns and practices for making apps that will work equally well on phones, tablets, and standard screens.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Author
Joel Cochran is an Expression Blend MVP, an INETA Community Champion, and a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Windows Forms and WPF. A frequent speaker at User Groups, Code Camps, and other community events, Joel is the founder of BlendSIG, the first virtual Blend user group.
Adam Benoit is a Quality Assurance Analyst at Web.com eCommerce and an independent Windows Phone developer with more than a dozen apps in the Windows Phone Store. Having started his development career writing PHP scripts, he has since moved on to C# as his language of choice with Windows Phone being the target platform.
Dan Shultz is a web and mobile developer now focused on Windows 8 development using JavaScript and HTML5. He regularly presents on PhoneGap, Designer/Developer interaction, and UI development tools, and he is constantly investigating new ways of delivering experiences and information.
James Bender is a Microsoft MVP and has extensive experience in designing and developing .NET based web applications of all sizes and scopes. He also specializes in new and emerging technologies.