Windows 8 camp in a box
Http://www.sadev.co.za/content/where-do-i-start-learn-windows-8
I have been asked at the talks I do, where can I go to learn Windows 8? What material is available? There is a lot of content available for Windows 8. for me personally I learned initially from the Windows 8 camp in a box and building my own test apps. however the ever amazing Bruce Nicholson provided me with a fantastic list recently (so go thank him ):
- Designing apps with Metro principles and Windows personality: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV351
- Building Windows 8 Metro style UIS: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV354
- Building Metro style apps with XAML: What. NET developers need to know: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV353
- Windows 8 touch language: covered in build 2011 session "Designing Metro style apps that are touch-optimized" (http://channel9.msdn.com/events/BUILD/BUILD2011/APP-391T), and msdn deign Guidance Document "touch interaction design (Metro style Apps) "(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/hh465415)
- Declaring capabilities: covered in build 2011 session "How to declare your app's capabilities" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/BUILD/BUILD2011/APP-398T)
- AppBar: covered in msdn design guidance document "commanding Design for Metro style apps" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh761499.aspx), and
- Search-covered in teched 2012 session "Integrating with Windows 8 experiences" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV356)
- Live tiles-covered in webcast "Bring your Windows 8 Metro style apps to life with tiles and notifications" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Windows-Camp/MSDN-Webcast-Series-Building-Windows-8-Metro-Style-Apps/Bring-Your-Windows-8-Metro-Style-Apps-to-Life-with-Tiles-and-Notifications)
- Async programming in C #5.0-covered in teched 2012 session "async made simple in Windows 8, with Visual C # and Visual Basic" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV332)
- HTML5/JS discussion-covered in teched 2012 sessions "Building Metro style apps with HTML and JavaScript" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV366)
- "A lap around und Microsoft Expression blend for HTML" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV368)
- Networking-msdn documentation: "Networking (Metro style Apps)" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh452751 (V = win.10). aspx)
- External data-msdn article: "accessing data and files (Metro style apps using C #/Vb/C ++ and XAML)" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh758319.aspx)
- Settings-msdn guidance documents ents "Guidelines for app settings (Metro style Apps)" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh770544.aspx ), and "Managing application data (Metro style apps using C #/Vb/C ++ and XAML)" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/xaml/Hh465099 (V = win.10 ))
- Sharing-content is covered in teched 2012 session "Integrating with Windows 8 experiences" (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DEV356)
- PLM-msdn guidance documents ents "launching, resuming, and multitasking (Metro style apps using C #/Vb/C ++ and XAML)" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/Hh770837 (V = win.10). aspx)
- SDK sample pack: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples
- Guidance for porting iOS and Web applications
- Design Case Study: iPad to Metro style app: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/hh868262
- Design Case Study: website to Metro style app: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/hh868264
- Deploying apps in the enterprise without using the Windows Store (how to) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh832040#BKMK_SideLoad
- Printing from a Metro style app-build session "Building Metro style apps that print" (http://channel9.msdn.com/events/BUILD/BUILD2011/PLAT-679T)
