Introduction to Windows Phone 8

By Yacine Khammal
Learn how to build apps that run on Windows Phone.
Course info
Rating
(316)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Apr 3, 2013
Duration
3h 59m
Table of contents
Windows Phone 8 overview
Contents 1m What is Windows Phone 8 4m Why develop for WP8 2m Architecture 2m Application models 3m Hardware 2m Security 2m Store 3m Development fundamentals 2m What about WP7 2m Summary 1m
Getting started
Contents 1m Getting the tools 1m SDK contents 3m Prerequisites 2m Registering and unlocking 4m Creating a project 3m Windows Phone IDE 5m Project structure 2m App manifest 2m Running the app 3m A simple app 7m Blend 5m Summary 1m
User experience
Contents 1m Design principles 4m Controls and layout 2m More controls 4m Panorama 3m Pivot 2m Application bar 3m Styles 3m Resources 2m Themes 3m Templates 5m Summary 1m
User experience (part 2)
Contents 1m Data binding 3m Two-way binding 2m UI notifications 2m Value converters 3m Binding to collections 3m Data templates 2m Visual states 2m States in a control 3m States and orientation 5m Summary 1m
Navigation and lifecycle
Contents 1m Navigation 4m Passing parameters 2m Back stack 4m App lifecycle 3m Page state 1m Demo : page state 6m App state 1m Demo : startup 3m Demo : tombstoning 6m Fast resume 2m Demo : relaunching 4m Demo : back stack 3m Summary 2m
Files and data
Contents 1m Permanent storage 1m Settings API 1m Working with settings 4m File API 2m Enumerating files 2m Reading and writing 5m Text IO 2m Local database 2m Defining the DB 4m Querying 3m Insert and delete 3m Associations 3m Http data 1m WebClient 3m HttpClient 3m Summary 2m
Phone integration
Contents 1m Live tiles 2m Default tile 2m Tile notification 2m Secondary tile 2m Launchers and choosers 1m Launcher chooser demo 5m Lock screen 1m Lock screen image 3m Lock screen notifs 4m Background work 2m Reminder 4m Background agent 5m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(316)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Apr 3, 2013
Duration
3h 59m
Description

This course introduces the Windows Phone 8 platform. By the end of this course you should be all set up to start writing apps for the phone. We will cover all the basics at an intro level, from key architectural concepts, to user interface and navigation, to application lifecycle, files and folders, local databases, and integration with the phone's powerful built-in features. This course assumes basic familiarity with the C# and XAML languages.

About the author
Yacine Khammal
About the author

Yacine has been involved in the development of database-driven, n-tier web applications for over 10 years. Over time he has taken on various roles, including development, project management, offshore platform management and technical consulting. He has helped build a few solutions for Microsoft North Africa.

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