EssentialWindowsPhone8

AboutThisProductDescription“Shawnhascreatedaguidethatiseasytoread,up-to-date,andcomprehensive–coveringtheentireapplicationsurfaceareaforWindowsPhonedevelopers.Enjoy!”–JeffWilcox,SeniorSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,MicrosoftEssentialWindows?Phone8isthedefinitiveguidetocreatingpowerfulmobileappswithMicrosoft’sdramaticallyimprovedWindowsPhone8platform.Ten-timeMicrosoftMVPShawnWildermuthdrawsonhisextensiveexperienceteachingWindowsPhonedevelopment,helpingyoutogetstartedfastandmastertechniquesthatleadtotrulyoutstandingsolutions.Updatedthroughout,thiseditionreflectsnewAPIsanddevelopmentbestpractices,rangingfromnewWinRTAPIstovoiceintegration.Italsocontainsacomprehensivenewchapterondevelopingenterprisesolutionsforbusiness.Afterintroducingtheplatformanditskeyimprovements,Shawndivesdirectlyintotheessentials.Usingrealisticcode,heillustratestoday’sbesttechniquesfordeliveringrobust,well-performingapps.You’llbuildacompleteappfromstarttofinishandthendeepenyourskillswithincreasinglysophisticatedtechniques.Fromplanningthroughdelivery,Shawnguidesyouthroughtheentirelifecycle,helpingyoumakethemostofWindowsPhone8’svaluablecapabilities.Whetheryou’reaWindowsdevelopergoingmobileoramobiledevelopermovingtoWindowsPhone,herearealltheskillsyou’llneed.CoverageincludesSettinguptheWP8developmentenvironment,includingtheemulatorUsingXAMLtofullycontrolthelookandfeelofyourapp’sinterfaceProvidingrobustuserinteractivitythroughcontrolsCreatingmobileexperiencesbuiltaroundtherealneedsofWindowsPhoneusersLocalizingyourappfornativelanguagesandglobalmarketsUtilizingvibration,motion,sound,thecamera,orotherhardwarefeaturesSupportingvoicecommandssuchas“CallMom”or“OpenTwitter”IntegratingfeaturesthatuseContacts,Appointments,Alarms,themedialibraryandhubs,andthelockscreenStoringdatainsimplefiles,caches,orafull-fledgeddatabaseMultitaskinginthebackgroundwithoutcompromisingperformanceImplementinglocation-awareappsthatcantrackwhereusersareRetrievingexternaldataandassetsviaREST,Webservices,pushnotifications,orWindowsLivePreparingyourapplicationfortheWindowsPhoneStoreBuildinganddistributingenterpriseappsforyourcompany’sinternalcustomers