Building A Real-World Windows 8 Application Architecture Using MVVM

By Gill Cleeren
Learn how to build a testable and maintainable code base for your Windows 8 applications using proven technologies such as MVVM. This course builds a fully-working application for Windows 8 using a solid architecture based on MVVM. After following this course, you'll have a clear understanding of how to set up a project for Windows 8.
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 24, 2013
Duration
3h 25m
Table of contents
Course Introduction
Course Introduction 2m Goal of The Course 2m MVVM, Modern UI and Windows 8 Apps 3m Module Overview 3m Scenario 1m Demo: Looking at The Sample Application 2m Summary 1m
Overview of The MVVM Pattern
Module Introduction 3m Data Binding 5m Demo: Data Binding 6m The MVVM Pattern 10m Demo: A Simple Case Using MVVM 4m ViewModelLocator 3m Demo: ViewModelLocator 2m Commanding 6m Demo: Commanding 4m Messaging 3m Demo: Messaging 2m Summary 1m
Creating The Foundation for The Architecture
Module Introduction 3m Architectural Goals 4m Demo: Solution and Project Structure 8m IOC 10m Demo: IOC 5m Navigation 5m Demo: NavigationService 4m Dialogs 1m Demo: DialogService 2m Repositories and Data Services 6m Demo: Repositories 5m Demo: Data Services 4m Caching 5m Demo: Caching 3m Summary 1m
Implementing Windows 8 Specific Features in The MVVM Architecture
Module Introduction 2m List Controls and The GridView 3m Demo: GridView 4m Demo: Grouped GridView 4m Loading on Demand 2m Demo: Loading on Demand 5m Semantic Zoom 2m Demo: Semantic Zoom 4m Contracts 8m Demo: Adding Support for Sharing as A Source 4m Tiles 6m Demo: Local Tile Updates 4m Push Notifications 3m Demo: Push Notifications 4m Process Lifecycle 5m Demo: Managing State 5m Summary 1m
Writing Tests for The Application
Module Introduction 1m Unit Testing 5m Demo: Creating A Unit Test for A ViewModel 6m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 24, 2013
Duration
3h 25m
Description

MVVM has been covered a lot in numerous sessions and articles. Still, some people are a bit confused when they are building a complete application based on the pattern. On top of that, Windows 8 brings a lot of new features to the table including contracts, tiles and so on. Working with these features from an MVVM point-of-view is also new and different. In this practical course, we will build up an application from scratch and include the Windows 8 features, of course, all based on good practice and real-life architecture.

About the author
Gill Cleeren
About the author

Gill Cleeren is a solution architect, author, and trainer in mobile and web technologies. He's also a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP. He lives in Tienen, Belgium.

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