Windows 8.1: New Features for C#/XAML Developers

By Gill Cleeren
Get to know all the new features added by Microsoft in Windows 8.1. Developers will have many more options to create compelling experiences with the much-extended API.
Course info
Rating
(43)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 27, 2014
Duration
4h 48m
Table of contents
An Overview of Windows 8.1
Module Introduction and Course Goals 2m How Should You Think about Windows 8.1? 11m Windows 8.1 from the End User’s Perspective 4m Demo: Windows 8.1 from the End User’s Perspective 4m Windows 8.1 from the Developer’s Perspective 3m Summary 1m
Visual Studio and Blend Improvements for XAML Authoring
Module Introduction 3m Visual Studio 2013: New templates 5m Demo: Hub Template 3m XAML Editing Improvements 4m Demo: XAML Editing Improvements 3m Data Binding Improvements 1m Demo: Data Binding Improvements 2m Resources 1m Demo: Resources 2m Retargeting an app to Windows 8.1 8m Demo: Retargeting an app to Windows 8.1 3m Blend 2013 4m Demo: Behaviors 3m Summary 1m
User Experience Changes with Windows 8.1
Module Introduction 2m New tile Sizes 7m Demo: New tile Sizes 6m New Screen Sizes 14m Demo: Upgrading to the new Window Sizes 6m Demo: Visual States and the new Screen Sizes 3m Search Contract in Windows 8.1 4m Demo: Search Contract in Windows 8.1 5m Share Contracts in Windows 8.1 2m Demo: Share Contracts in Windows 8.1 5m Summary 1m
XAML Updates for Windows 8.1
Module Introduction 3m Hub Control 3m Demo: Hub Control 4m SearchBox Control 2m Demo: SearchBox Control 2m DatePicker and TimePicker 2m Demo: DatePicker and TimePicker 2m Flyouts and MenuFlyouts 5m Demo: Flyouts and MenuFlyouts 4m SettingsFlyout 1m Demo: SettingsFlyout 2m AppBarButton and CommandBar2 4m Demo: AppBarButton and CommandBar 2m Hyperlink 0m Demo: Hyperlink 1m WebView 2m Demo: WebView 2m MediaElement 1m Demo: MediaElement 2m Data Binding Improvements 1m Demo: Data Binding Improvements 5m Resource Changes 2m Demo: Resource Changes 2m RenderTargetBitmap and Binary XAML 2m Demo: RenderTargetBitmap 3m Summary 1m
WinRT Extensions for Windows 8.1
Module Introduction 2m The New Contacts API 3m Demo: ContactManager 4m Managing Appointments 1m Demo: Managing Appointments 4m Speech Synthesis 3m Demo: Speech Synthesis 3m Multiple Views for an App 2m Demo: ProjectionManager 5m Alarm-enabled Apps 6m Demo: Creating an Alarm App 5m Working With PDFs 1m Demo: Working With PDFs 3m Hardware Support 2m Summary 1m
Service Improvements in Windows 8.1
Module Introduction 2m New HTTP API 10m Demo: Using the New HttpClient 9m Geofencing 4m Demo: Geofencing 5m Background Transfer Updates 1m Demo: Background Transfer Updates 5m WebAuthenticationBroker Updates 3m Demo: WebAuthenticationBroker in Windows 8.1 3m Summary 1m
Store and Packaging Improvements
Module Introduction 1m New Store Experience 3m New Packaging Mechanisms 4m Demo: Creating an App Bundle 3m Deploying Apps 1m Demo: Submitting Apps 2m App Updates and Consumables 2m Demo: Consumables 5m Summary and Course Closing 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(43)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 27, 2014
Duration
4h 48m
Description

Windows 8.1 brings a lot of new features to the platform which are interesting for developers. Updated contracts such as Search and Share, new controls, new options for data binding, new screen sizes, more tile sizes and much more. To take advantage of these new options in your apps , it’s important that as a Windows 8 developer, you’re on board with all that’s being added by Microsoft to the platform. Also the tooling (Visual Studio and Blend) used for building Windows 8.1 apps has received a number of important updates. This course extends the already existing courses on Pluralsight on Windows 8 by showing the novelties in the different areas.

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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