Advanced
The Essentials of the Windows Runtime
By Kenny Kerr
This course will help you understand the WinRT relationship to COM and how modern C++ is used to implement a class-based component abstraction on top of traditional COM interfaces.
Course info
Rating
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 2, 2014
Duration
2h 48m
Table of contents
Introduction
COM With Classes
Implementing the Windows Runtime
Introduction
1m
Implementing IUnknown
5m
Construction and Lifetime
4m
Implementing IUnknown With Modern C++
3m
Recursive QueryInterface
7m
Testing Recursive Queries
5m
Implementing IInspectable
4m
Implementing IInspectable With Modern C++
4m
Testing IInspectable
3m
Cloaked Interfaces
10m
Summary
2m
Windows Runtime Strings
Introduction
1m
Smart Handles
8m
Creating Strings
5m
Interrogating Strings
6m
Duplicates and Copies
9m
Two-phase Construction
8m
String References
8m
Summary
1m
Windows Runtime Components
Introduction
1m
Preparing the Project
6m
IDL For the Windows Runtime
5m
Implementing the Runtime Class
3m
Supporting Activation
4m
Implementing the Activation Factory
5m
Activation From Standard C++
6m
Inside Activation
4m
Activation From C#
3m
Defining Constructors
5m
Implementing Constructors
4m
Adding Static Members
3m
Calling Constructors and Statics From C++
6m
Summary
2m
Description
Course info
Rating
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Sep 2, 2014
Duration
2h 48m
Description
This course gives a practical introduction to the Windows Runtime (WinRT), the foundational technology that underpins the future of the Windows API. You'll learn what lies beneath the different language projections, how WinRT relates to COM and .NET, and how to implement COM and Windows Runtime classes with modern C++, Windows Runtime strings, and Windows Runtime components developed in Standard C++.
About the author
About the author
Kenny Kerr is a computer programmer and recognized expert in Windows operating system development and programming languages.
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