Microsoft 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C#

This course is designed for developers with two to five years of experience with C# and XAML applications, as well as experience with developing applications in accordance with Windows Store app guidelines.

The primary objectives of this course include:

• Designing UI layout and structure
• Designing for separation of concerns
• Applying the MVVM pattern
• Designing and implementing Process Lifetime Management
• The app deployment process
• Accessing and displaying contacts
• Designing for charms and contacts
• Search implementation
• Share implementation
• Managing app settings and preferences
• Creating layout aware apps and implementing layout controls
• App bar design and implementation
• Data presentation
• Creating and managing XAML styles and templates
• Creating and managing tiles
• Toast notifications
• Input device management
• Navigation design and implantation
• Data access strategies
• Retrieving data remotely
• Data binding implementation
• Managing Windows and Web Authentication

Module 1

• Course Overview
• Hello World: Welcome to Windows 8
• Zune Redux
• Getting Around
• Search Feature
• Life Cycle
• Desktop Mode and Gestures
• Anatomy 101: Windows Store App Development
• I Hate Hello World
• Anatomy of a Windows Store App
• Capabilities
• Declarations
• Packaging
• The Main Page
• Behold – The XAML Master
• Elements and Attributes
• Namespaces
• Property Elements
• Markup Extensions
• Children of the Root
• Type Conversion Redux
• Mixing XAML and C#
• Support for XAML and Code-Behind
• XAML Keywords
• Section Review
• The Laboratory

Module 2

• No More Chrome: Developing in a Chromeless World
• Data Presentation: XAML in Visual Studio
• Layout Controls
• Attached Properties
• Sizing in XMAL
• Grid Control
• Stack Panel Control
• Canvas Control
• ScrollViewer Control
• Text and Button Controls
• Checkbox and Hyperlink Control
• ComboBox Control
• RadioButton Control
• Slider Control
• Image and MediaElement Control
• Styling Controls
• Referencing Styles App Wide
• Data Binding
• Two – Way Data Binding
• Data Binding Modes
• Data Binding Controls
• ComboBox Controls
• ListBox Control
• ListView Control
• Data Templates
• GridView Control
• Grouped GridView
• SemanticZoom Control
• UI Finishing Touches
• Creating and Configuring App Bars
• Toast Notifications
• Creating Live Tiles
• Creating Custom Splash Screen
• W8 Life Cycle
• App Launch
• Extending Splash Screen
• Windows App Activation
• Handling Data, Files and Networks
• File Access Permissions
• Application Data and Local Settings
• Roaming Settings and Application Data
• Temporary and Versioning Application Data
• Clearing Application Data
• Selecting Files
• Tracking Files
• Serializing and Deserializing Data
• Encryption and Decryption
• Remote Data Access Planning
• Remote Data Options
• Summary
• Lab: Contact Applications
• Section Review

Module 3

• A Different Arrangement: Windows 8 Contracts
• Contracts 101: Designing For Charms and Contracts
• Contracts In Windows 8
• Search Contract
• Lab: Implementing the Search Contract
• Model View View Model (MVVM)
• Settings Contract
• Share Contract
• Devices
• Contracts 102
• Search Contract
• Search Contract: Deep Dive
• Search Filters
• Search Suggestions
• Search Suggestions and Guidelines
• Contracts Search
• Settings Contract: Deep Dive
• App Settings Guidelines
• Adding Settings
• Share Contract: Deep Dive
• Share Contract Guidelines
• Share Contract Best Practices
• Debugging Target Apps
• Adding Sharing to an Application
• Extensions 101
• Account Picture Provider
• Autoplay
• Background Tasks
• Contact Picker
• File Activation
• Protocol Activation and SSL Certificates
• Section Lab: Adding Declarations to an App
• Section Review

Module 4

• Touch Me: Handling Touch and Mouse Interactions
• Touch Input
• Pointer Devices
• Point Class
• PointerPoint Class
• PointerPoint Properties
• Pointer Events
• Draggable Jan
• Hit Testing and Visibility Property
• GestureGesture Recognizer
• EdgeGesture
• Manipulation
• Using Manipulations
• Manipulating Jan
• Inertia
• Controlling Inertia
• Mouse Input
• Pointer Events Revisited
• Gestures
• Gesture Recognizer Revisited
• Keyboard Input
• Focus
• Section Lab: Application Finishing Touches
• Section Review

Module 5

• Getting it Out: Planning for Deployment
• Application Architecture: Understanding MVVM
• View or View Model?
• Inversion of Control and Dependency Injection
• Thinking About Monetization
• From the Consumers Point of View
• Selling Apps
• Getting Ready For The Store Deployment
• Capturing Screen Shots
• Creating and Uploading App Packages
• Section Lab: Add a View Model
• Section Review
• Program Closing
• Recommended Reading