WinRT Revealed [electronic resource] /
Mayberry, Michael.author.
Windows 8 application development is an exciting topic these days. Windows 8 introduces WinRT, the API for accessing the operating system and the underlying hardware where Metro applications run. WinRT can be accessed through multiple development languages, including C++, .NET languages and JavaScript. Developers from all backgrounds can use their skills to build beautiful and fast Windows 8 applications.  Author Michael Mayberry takes you through a quick overview of this new addition in WinRT Revealed and will get you started quickly in developing Windows 8 applications in this new environment. Written at a brisk space and a no-nonsense style, you'll find exactly what you need to understand what's different in WinRT compared to what you know, and pointers on how to develop solid WinRT applications even before Windows 8's release.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Who Is This Book For?; How This Book Is Structured; Downloading the Code; CHAPTER 1 Introducing WinRT; What Is WinRT?; What WinRT Is Not; How Does WinRT Work?; Projections; Windows Metadata; Support Languages and WinMD; Building the User Experience; XAML; HTML5; Blend for HTML; Asynchronous by Nature; The WinRT API; Summary; CHAPTER 2 Building WinRT Components; First, the Ground Rules; Type Mapping; Create a Simple JavaScript App
Create the SolutionBuild a Simple WinRT Component; Finish the JavaScript App; Enhance the App; Add a Method to the WinRT Component; Modify the JavaScript App; Access the Windows Namespace; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Building a .NET App with WinRT; A Simple Design; Create the Solution; Build the UI; Make the App Work; Run the First Test; Complete the UI; Complete the App; Run Final Tests; Summary; CHAPTER 4 Reaching Beyond the App; Capabilities; The Manifest Designer; The Available Capability Options; Implement the Location Capability; Create the Solution; Run the Location App
Declarations (Contracts)Declaration Options; Implement the Share Declaration; Create the Solution; Run the Sharing App; Implement the Share Target Declaration; Create the Solution; Run the Share Target App; Summary; APPENDIX WinRT Resources; Channel 9 on MSDN; Recommended Videos from Channel 9; 2011 Build Conference Web Site; Windows Dev Center; Miguel de Icaza: "WinRT Demystified"; WinRT on CodePlex; Doug Steven: "A Bad Picture Is Worth a Thousand Long Discussions"; DevHawk: "The Windows Runtime"; Index
Includes index.
Windows 8 application development is an exciting topic these days. Windows 8 introduces WinRT, the API for accessing the operating system and the underlying hardware where Metro applications run. WinRT can be accessed through multiple development languages, including C++, .NET languages and JavaScript. Developers from all backgrounds can use their skills to build beautiful and fast Windows 8 applications.  Author Michael Mayberry takes you through a quick overview of this new addition in WinRT Revealed and will get you started quickly in developing Windows 8 applications in this new environment. Written at a brisk space and a no-nonsense style, you'll find exactly what you need to understand what's different in WinRT compared to what you know, and pointers on how to develop solid WinRT applications even before Windows 8's release.
Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
Microsoft software.
Microsoft .NET Framework.
Software engineering.
Microsoft and .NET.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.