Windows 8 - Modern Application Development

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19/03/2013

9:30-11:30 GMT+1

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Windows 8 Application Platform

  In this 2-hour webcast we introduce Windows 8 features relevant to
  developers: Windows RT APIs, Windows 8 store application packaging,
  deployment and execution model. We then focus on the application lifetime -
  activation, application data sharing. We also comment on functionality that
  will keep your application live even when not running: tiles, badges and
  toast notifications and explain the concept of the background tasks and lock
  screen apps.

  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: after completing this module you will have
  understanding of Windows 8 Store application lifetime and the impact it has
  on the design of your application. We will also point you to on-line material
  and resources that can help you with the implementation of the application
  features we mention in the presentation.

  DEMONSTRATIONS: application process lifetime, application activation,
  sharing data between applications using contracts, local tile notifications
  and toasts, lock screen apps and background tasks

Michal Morciniec

Partner Technical Consultant

GPS, Spain

20/03/2013

9:30-11:30 GMT+1

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Building Your First Windows 8 App in HTML5/JS

 JavaScript has become a fist-class citizen for writing Windows 8 apps,
  so now even if you are a developer with skills related to the web technology
  you can write your first Windows 8 App straight away. In this 2-hour webcast
  we will show you how to structure the project of your app, we will recall the
  main aspects of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.

  DEMONSTRATIONS:  we will demonstrate how to build a simple single
  page app, place user controls and add the event handlers to them.

Giuseppe Branca

Partner Technical Consultant

GPS, Italy

21/03/2013

9:30-11:30 GMT+1

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Windows 8 App: User Interface, Data Loading and Persistence (HTML5/JS)

  In this 2-hour webcast we will show you how to build an app with a
  rich user interface, how to deal with storage of data, how to access the
  Internet from your app and how to reuse your skills in using third party
  frameworks.

  DEMONSTRATIONS: we will demonstrate the main aspects for all of these
  topics, so at the end you will be able to start writing your first Windows 8
  app and publish it to the Windows Store.

   
Giuseppe Branca

Partner Technical Consultant

GPS, Italy

21/03/2013

15:30-17:00

GMT+1

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Windows 8 App Certification and Windows Store

  This 1:30h webcast discusses the certification process for Windows 8
  Store Applications. It discusses the check-list data to fill for and
  application submission to the Store and explains what information is shown
  when your application is listed in the Store. Then the certification process
  is explained: the automated technical test and the manual content test
  executed by Store testers. We will comment of the most common top 10 reasons
  why applications fail the certification and how you can get help from Partner
  Services to resolve them.

  DEMONSTRATIONS: we demonstrate application submission check-list data,
  Windows 8 Certification Toolkit (WACK)

Martin Seitz, Susanne Kapp,

Partner Technical Consultants

GPS, Germany

22/03/2013

9:30-11:30 GMT+1

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Integrating Windows 8 App with Windows Azure Mobile Services

  In this 2 hour presentation we will demonstrate how Windows Azure
  Mobile Services can simplify Windows 8 application development.

  We will demonstrate how this service simplifies the storage of data
  into the cloud database, how you can authenticate easily with various
  authentication providers and how you can leverage this service for sending
  push notifications to the Windows 8 clients.

   DEMONSTRATIONS: we show you how to build a simple Windows 8 Store
  application that uses Windows Azure Mobile Services.

Peter Vegh,

Partner Technical Consultant

GPS, Hungary

25/03/2013

9:30-11:30 GMT+1

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Building Your First Windows 8 App using XAML/C#

  For a developer coming from .NET background C#/XAML is a natural
  choice for writing a Windows 8 Store app.  In this 2 hour presentation
  we will show you how to structure the project of your app and we will recall
  the main aspects of XAML.

  DEMONSTRATIONS: we will demonstrate how to build a simple single page
  app, place user controls and add the event handlers to them.

   
Giuseppe Branca

Partner Technical Consultant

GPS, Italy

27/03/2013

9:30-11:30 GMT+1

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Windows 8 App: User Interface, Data Loading and Persistence (XAML/C#)

  In this 2 hour presentation we will show you how to build an app with
  a rich user interface, how to deal with storage of data and how to access to
  Internet from your app.

  DEMONSTRATIONS: we will demonstrate the main aspects for all of these
  topics, so at the end you will be able to start writing your first Windows 8
  app and publish it to the Windows Store.

Giuseppe Branca

Partner Technical Consultant

GPS, Italy