Developing Windows 10 Applications with C#
By 作者: Sergii Baidachnyi
ISBN-10 书号: 1522894918
ISBN-13 书号: 9781522894919
出版日期: 2016-01-14
pages 页数: 543

Thanks to the Universal Windows Platform, you can develop applications that will successfully work on all Windows 10 devices including desktops, laptops, phones, Internet of Things devices, Xboxes and even HoloLens. The UWP allows you to use the same API set to create applications, which have adaptive interface and support variety of interaction models including touch, a game controller and a pen. Therefore, for the first time, you can use the same code base and even the same binaries in order to create applications for the whole family of the devices.
This book will help readers understand the Universal Windows Platform in details. Reading the first part you can find basic information that helps you to create simple applications and even publish it to the Store. In the second part you can find answers to the questions how to integrate your applications with the operating system, use more advanced user controls and monetize your applications. Finally, in the third part, you can learn some topics about Azure, Internet of Things and more advanced graphic frameworks.
Readers will learn how to:
Use XAML and basic user controls
Create efficient 2D vector graphics and animations
Handle input from touch, mouse, pen and keyboard
Create adaptive user interfaces for different screen sizes
Use styles, templates, and visual states
Bring your apps to life thanks to live tiles and notifications
Organize communication between Windows 10 applications
Integrate applications with some operating system contracts
Work with camera, networking and video
Use advanced user controls like maps, media controls, inking controls
Enable voice using Cortana and speech recognition API
Publish web applications to the Store
Build own user controls
Use Azure services that are suitable for mobile applications
Monetize applications using sales, in-app purchases and advertising
Create advanced effects using Win2D and Composition API
Publish existing Unity 3D games to the Store
Enable Internet of Things scenarios
This book will work for anyone who wants to develop Windows 10 applications. Readers should be familiar with C# but no previous experience with XAML and Windows Runtime are needed in order to use this book.