Windows Phone 8 Application Development Essentials

A practical guide to creating a Windows Phone 8 application using C#, XAML, and MVVM



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Price$19.99 - $43.57
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AuthorTomasz Szostak
PublisherPackt Publishing
Published2013
Pages118
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101849696764
ISBN-139781849696760
EBook Hardcover Paperback

Windows Phone 8 replaces Windows Phone 7 devices with the Windows NT kernel found on many Windows 8 components. Windows 8 will give you more options to develop better and more visually appealing PC and Tablet applications.

A practical guide that will show you how you how to create testable MVVM applications keeping in mind the best UI practices. You will learn how to integrate peripheral sensors and social portals like Facebook and Twitter into your applications. This book shows the advantages of using modern patterns instead of the traditional way of programming.




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