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Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript

You're reading from   Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript The Windows store is growing in popularity and with this step-by-step guide it's easy to join the bandwagon using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. From basic development techniques to publishing on the store, it's the complete primer.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849687102
Length 184 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rami Sarieddine Rami Sarieddine
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. HTML5 Structure FREE CHAPTER 2. Styling with CSS3 3. JavaScript for Windows Apps 4. Developing Apps with JavaScript 5. Binding Data to the App 6. Making the App Responsive 7. Making the App Live with Tiles and Notifications 8. Signing Users in 9. Adding Menus and Commands 10. Packaging and Publishing 11. Developing Apps with XAML Index

Summary


In this chapter, we have learned about different choices offered by Windows 8 for developers. Additionally, we were introduced to the XAML language and syntax in Windows Store apps.

We also covered how to start developing Windows Store apps using XAML and how it differs from developing using JavaScript, which gave us a heads-up on what to expect when we want to develop with either languages.

Finally, we created a minimal app and added to it some basic UI content and functionality using the XAML markup.

In this book, we introduced new features in HTML5 and CSS3 and then learned how these features are being implemented in a Windows Store app. We also covered the JavaScript controls' functionalities, which are specific to the Windows Store app. After this, we learned how to create a basic JavaScript app and how to quick-start developing Windows Store apps with JavaScript. Further, we got to learn about some of the important features of the apps and how to implement these features. We started...

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