{"product_id":"9780133090581","title":"Building Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eBuilding Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the definitive guide for every experienced developer who wants to create, ship, and profit from Windows 8 apps built with HTML5 and JavaScript. Written by Chris Sells, former Visual Studio Principal Program Manager who led the team that built Microsoft’s official Windows 8 JavaScript app templates, and Brandon Satrom, expert web\/mobile developer, this book covers every facet of development with Microsoft’s new JavaScript framework and WinRT.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe authors guide you through building full-featured Windows Store apps that merge the best aspects of desktop, web, and mobile apps into a single user and developer experience. You’ll learn how to leverage the full power of the Windows 8 platform and integrate services ranging from client-side state to offline storage. Leveraging these techniques, you can deliver information to users faster, more clearly, and more concisely, on whatever devices they prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThrough complete example projects, \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eBuilding Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecovers \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Understanding powerful new improvements in Windows 8 developer experience \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Using Windows 8’s more flexible binding to update the UI as underlying data changes \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Creating layouts and typography that fit Windows 8 style and leverage its advantages \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Working with audio, video, captured media, animation, and HTML5 graphics \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Making your app “connectable” with PlayTo \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Integrating WinJS navigation services to improve UI control \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Maintaining app states built up over time, and sharing them across devices \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Writing highly responsive async apps \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Supporting true-touch metaphors and interactions, location data, and sensors \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Designing apps for the Windows 8 design language \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Extending JavaScript code to integrate existing C\/C++ code or to access Windows capabilities that WinRT doesn’t expose \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Discovering best practices for monetizing Windows Store apps  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAll of the downloadable examples can be created and run with Microsoft’s free Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8, which includes all you need to build, package, and deploy your Windows Store apps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080405893360,"sku":"9780133090581","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780133090581_p0.jpg?v=1763640860","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780133090581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}