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Building RADNUG8 – the windows 8 app

Building RADNUG8 – the windows 8 app. Part 1. @ aquaseal. Matt Serbinski. w hat are we doing?. Learn how to develop metro style w indows 8 applications Utilize best practices t ake advantage of open frameworks Community driven application RADNUG in windows 8 store!. c ommunity.

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Building RADNUG8 – the windows 8 app

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  1. Building RADNUG8 – the windows 8 app Part 1 @aquaseal Matt Serbinski

  2. what are we doing? Learn how to develop metro style windows 8 applications Utilize best practices take advantage of open frameworks Community driven application RADNUG in windows 8 store! community application development

  3. what is a metro style app? Single, chromeless window that supports various layouts Works great with touch and pen input Apps use tiles instead of icons

  4. what is a metro style app? Apps can talk to each other target contracts New controls and UI surfaces app bar navigation, commands and tools charms search, share, connect, settings and start specific to your app

  5. getting started visual studio Install Windows 8 (release preview) use a vhd and dual boot Install Visual Studio 2012 Express (release candidate) blend will be installed as well Get a Developer License Get the tools: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=238221 blend

  6. choose our language javascript and html c# (or visual basic) and xaml c++ and xaml c++ and directX c# and xaml

  7. planning our app Decide what our app is great at focus on user scenarios, choose one scenario Decide what user activities we will support outline a flow, storyboard the flow, prototype Decide what features to include app contracts, various views, touch first, device capabilities Design the UI get the basics right

  8. storyboarding screen mockup powerpoint add-on that comes with VS 2012 sketchflow currently not updated for VS 2012 pen and paper sketchy styles

  9. user experience (ux) Windows 8 user experience goals: fast and fluid long battery life grace and power: windows 8 apps live tiles make it personal apps work together to save you time roam and experience between PCs make your PC work like a device, not a computer metro style content

  10. source control make the code available to anyone easy way to contribute ideas and code Options? codeplex sourceforge tfs github

  11. possible app features meeting information calendar map / directions sponsor list twitter feed contact

  12. resources Product guide for developers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/hh852650 Explore the documentation http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps Sample apps http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps

  13. future work … v2 Windows Phone 8 app common core Xbox Smart Glass connect windows 8 /windows phone 8 applications to xbox 360 http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/smartglass seamless integration

  14. next time … Digging deeper into metro

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