Introduction to Building Universal Store Apps With C# and XAML

By Iris Classon
This course covers the broad basics of Universal Store applications and code sharing in .NET and WinRT for XAML developers. We take a look at how we share views, assets, resources, and code, as well as the different options we have for sharing.
Course info
Rating
(144)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 31, 2014
Duration
5h 4m
Table of contents
Introduction
Introduction 3m Copying Code 4m Linked Files 8m Portable Class Libraries 5m WinRT Components 6m Platform Convergence 2m Universal Apps 3m Comparison 3m Summary 2m
From Windows Phone 8 to 8.1
Introduction 3m Option 2m Manifest File 1m Native Apps With HTML and JavaScript 1m Choosing 2m New in Windows Phone Silverlight 4m Only in Windows Phone Silverlight 1m Breaking Changes for Windows Phone Silverlight 2m The Future 2m Summary 2m
Working With the View
Introduction 1m The Challenge 1m Common XAML UI 3m Controls in Windows Phone Only 1m Pages and UserControls 1m Demo: Pages and UserControls 9m Conditional Compilation of XAML 7m Responsive Design 3m Demo: Responsive Design 1 4m Demo: Responsive Design 2 5m Demo: Responsive Design 3 6m IDE Tooling 4m Summary 2m
Sharing Code
Introduction 2m Sharing Options 4m Demo: Sharing Identical Code 11m Managing Platform Differences 1m Conditional Compilation 1m Demo: Conditional Compilation 9m MVVM 2m Demo: MVVM 9m Demo: Partial Classes 4m Summary 1m
Portable Class Libraries
Introduction 1m Visual Studio Support for PCL 1m Supported Features 2m Hello World 7m Service Locator 13m Dependency Injection 2m Sharing Views 5m Summary 2m
Resources and Assets
Introduction 1m Resources in XAML 1m Demo: String Resources in XAML 10m Demo: Style Resources in XAML 4m Resources in Code 1m Demo: Resources in Code 4m File Resources 1m Demo: File Resources 6m Demo: Localizing Application Name 4m Summary 2m
Handy Tools and Libraries
Introduction 1m XAML Toolkit 3m XAML Spy 3m Metro Studio 2m Shared Project Reference Manager 5m Image Generator 2m Web App WinRT Template 3m Segoe UI Symbols 2m Blend 3m Summary 4m
Memory Requirements and Profiling
Introduction 1m Package and Memory Requirements 2m Stable Applications With Good Performance 3m Test Cases 2m Unit Testing 2m Coded UI Tests 2m Demo: Coded UI Tests 5m Performance and Memory Profiling 1m Demo: XAML Responsiveness 3m Demo: CPU Usage and Energy Consumption 2m Demo: Memory Usage 3m Summary 1m
Publishing and Deployment
Preparing the Applications 7m Validating Windows Store Apps 4m Validating Windows Phone Apps 2m Creating App Packages and Publishing 9m Linking WinRT Applications 4m Linking a Windows Phone SL Application 5m Sideloading 5m Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Rating
(144)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 31, 2014
Duration
5h 4m
Description

This course covers the broad basics of Universal Store applications and code sharing in .NET and WinRT for XAML developers. We take a look at how we share views, assets, resources, and code, as well as the different options we have for sharing. We will wrap it all up with a discussion of handy tools, profiling, and publishing. A separate module covers the different Windows Phone options, and guides the developer on which template to use for their project, as well as the changes made from Windows Phone 8 to 8.1 Silverlight and WinRT.

About the author
Iris Classon
About the author

Iris Classon is an appreciated speaker, writer, blogger, Microsoft C# MVP and member of MEET (Microsoft Extended Experts Team) with a tremendous passion for programming. She has had a remarkable career path that proves that nothing is impossible- switching from being a licensed and registered clinical dietitian to a software developer with a dozen certifications and a full time developer job with renowned companies.

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