New Pluralsight Course: Introduction to Building Windows 8 Metro Applications
Over the past few months I’ve been working on a new Windows 8 Metro app development course for Pluralsight with my good friend John Papa. We had a lot of fun making the course together and diving into key concepts that you need to know to build XAML/C# or HTML/JavaScript Metro apps. Here’s the course description, a sample video from the HTML/JavaScript Metro app section of the course (click the image below), and the table of contents for the course. If you have a Pluralsight subscription you can view the complete course here.
Introduction to Building Windows 8 Metro Applications
Windows 8 Metro style apps provide a new opportunity for developers to interact with users and provide a more immersive experience on the desktop or on touch devices. This course covers fundamentals you need to know to get started building Metro apps quickly using Visual Studio 11. Topics covered include an overview of Windows 8 and Metro app features as well as key features that you need to know to build HTML/JavaScript or XAML/C# Metro apps.
Sample Video: Handling Events in HTML/JavaScript Metro Apps
Table of Contents
| Introduction to Building Windows 8 Metro Applications |
| Introduction |
| Windows 8 Start Screen |
| Windows 8 Start Screen Demo |
| Metro UI |
| Metro UI Demo |
| App Snapping |
| App Snapping Demo |
| Charms |
| Charms Demo |
| App Bar |
| App Bar Demo |
| Summary |
| A Lap Around the Metro Application Framework |
| Introduction |
| Metro App Framework |
| Metro App Framework Demo |
| Development Choices |
| App Lifecycle |
| App Lifecycle Demo |
| Controls |
| Controls Demo |
| Visual Studio Templates |
| Visual Studio HTML/JavaScript Templates Demo |
| Visual Studio XAML Templates Demo |
| Hello World Intro |
| Hello World HTML/JavaScript Demo |
| Hello World XAML/C# Demo |
| Summary |
| Getting Started Building HTML/JavaScript Metro Apps |
| Introduction |
| Introduction to HTML Metro Apps |
| Metro Apps Demo |
| UI Surfaces, Layout, and Navigation |
| Message Dialog Demo |
| Fixed Layout Demo |
| Fluid Layout Demo |
| Fragment Navigation Demo |
| IFrame Navigation Demo |
| Controls |
| Controls Demo |
| Handling Events |
| Event Lifecycle Demo |
| Handling Events Demo |
| Data Binding |
| Data Binding Demo |
| Styles |
| Style Demo |
| Expression Blend Demo |
| Animation |
| Animation Demo |
| Adding Animations to an App Demo |
| Summary |
| Getting Started Building XAML/C# Metro Apps |
| Introduction |
| Intro to XAML Metro Apps |
| Intro to XAML Metro Apps Demo |
| Controls and Visual Studio 11 Express Designer |
| Controls and Designer Demo |
| Events |
| Events Demo |
| Data Binding |
| Data Binding Demos |
| Styles |
| Styles Demo |
| Light and Dark Styles Demo |
| Animation |
| Animation Demos |
| Summary |
Additional courses that I've published for Pluralsight include:
- Introduction to ASP.NET 4 WebForms
- jQuery Fundamentals
- SharePoint 2007 Features and Solutions by Example
For more information about onsite or online training, mentoring and consulting solutions for HTML5, jQuery, .NET, SharePoint or Silverlight please visit http://www.thewahlingroup.com.