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Real World Windows 8 Development is a developer's handbook - an essential guide to buildingcomplete, end-user readyWindows 8 applications on the XAML and C# programming stack from start to finish.Starting with Windows 8 basics and walking through practical aspects of building your Windows 8 application, you'll find step-by-step instructions and practical advice that will leave you with a modern, elegant app written to the highest of standards. Author Samidip Basu, an early adopter of Windows 8 app development techniques, breaks downthe design, development, and polish of a real-worldbusiness application, adding handytipsand tricks around controls, user interface design, storage, navigation, contracts, and more. Give your Windows 8 application development efforts a kick-start with Real World Windows 8 Development. What you'll learn Discover the pertinent pointsof the technology stack in Windows 8 from a developer's perspective. Familiarize yourself with best practices around usage of controls, user experienceparadigms, navigation, storage, service integration, contracts, and more. Incrementally make your Windows 8 application feature-rich and an integrated well-behaved citizen in the operating system. Learn from crisp, standalonediscussion of topics in each chapter Who this book is for

Real World Windows 8 Development is by a developer, for developers. The book is for .NET developers wanting to utilize their existing skills in XAML and C# towards building a Windows 8 application. On the fence about how your C# and .NET skills apply in the new WinRT world? Have a dream application idea that you slowly want to build up? This book is for you. Table of Contents Part I - Knowing the Ecosystem: Introduction to Windows 8 Part I - Knowing the Ecosystem: Modern UI Design Part II - Getting Started: The Platform & Developer Tools Part II- Getting Started: The Right Controls Part II- Getting Started: The Look & Feel Part II- Getting Started: Content Structuring & Navigation Part III- Into the Groove: Orientation & Visual States Part III- Into the Groove: HandlingData Part III- Into the Groove: Application Lifecycle Management Part III- Into the Groove: Contracts Part IV - The Bling: Media & Sensors Part IV - The Bling: Tiles, Badges, and Toasts Part V- Above & Beyond: Cloud Augmentation Part V-Above & Beyond: Live Service Integration Part V-Above & Beyond: Real-World Techniques Part V-Above & Beyond: Deployment