about the technology

The Windows Store provides an amazing array of productivity tools, games, and other apps directly to the millions of customers already using Windows 8.x or Surface. Windows Store apps boast new features like touch and pen input, standardized app-to-app communication, and tight integration with the web. And, you can build Windows Store apps using the tools you already know: C# and XAML.

about the book

Windows Store App Development introduces the Windows 8.x app model to readers familiar with traditional desktop development. You'll explore dozens of carefully crafted examples as you master Windows features, the Windows Runtime, and the best practices of app design. Along the way, you'll pick up tips for deploying apps, including selling through the Windows Store.

what's inside

• Designing, creating, and selling Windows Store apps
• Developing touch and sensor-centric apps
• Working C# examples, from feature-level techniques to complete app design
• Making apps that talk to each other
• Mixing in C++ for even more features

about the reader

This book requires some knowledge of C#. No experience with Windows 8 is needed.

about the author

Pete Brown is a Developer Evangelist at Microsoft and author of Silverlight 4 in Action and Silverlight 5 in Action.