Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed
Adam Nathanis a principal software architect for Microsoft, a best-selling technical author, and arguably the world’s most prolific developer for Windows Phone. He introduced XAML to countless developers through his books on a variety of Microsoft technologies. Currently a part of Microsoft’s Startup Business Group, Adam has previously worked on Visual Studio and the Common Language Runtime. He was the founding developer and architect of Popfly, Microsoft’s first Silverlight-based product, named by PCWorld as one of its year’s most innovative products. He is also the founder of PINVOKE.NET, the online resource for .NET developers who need to access Win32. His apps have been featured on Lifehacker, Gizmodo, ZDNet, ParentMap, and other enthusiast sites.Adam’s books are considered required reading by many inside Microsoft and throughout the industry. Adam is the author of101 Windows Phone 7 Apps(Sams, 2011),Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed(Sams, 2008),WPF Unleashed(Sams, 2006),WPF 4 Unleashed(Sams, 2010), and.NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide(Sams, 2002); a coauthor ofASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code(Sams, 2001); and a contributor to books including.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 2(Addison-Wesley, 2005) andWindows Developer Power Tools(O’Reilly, 2006). You can find Adam online at www.adamnathan.net, or @adamnathan on Twitter.