Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps with XAML and C#



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Price$3.25 - $3.74
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AuthorAdam Freeman
PublisherApress
Published2012
Pages112
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101430244917
ISBN-139781430244912
EBook Hardcover Paperback

The key features for developing on Microsoft's eagerly anticipated Windows 8 operating system are unveiled in this fast-paced 80-pageprimer. Windows 8 contains the revolutionary Metro application framework for building dynamic and responsive touch-enabled applications that target both desktops and mobile devices.

With the official release of Windows 8 looming ever closer, experienced author Adam Freeman invites you to take a crash course in Metro development. Using XAML and C#, he ensures you understand the changes that are being made to Windows development practices and puts you on the right course to creating innovative and elegant applications for this latest evolution of the world's most successful operating system.


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