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Microsoft DevRadio: Creating Games for Windows 8 and Windows Phone using GameMaker Studio from YoYo Games

DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:00:53 GMT

Abstract:
Jeremy Foster welcomes Mike Dailly, Head of Development at YoYo Gamnes, as they discuss GameMaker Studio and how you can easily create games for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Tune in they discuss how developers can create games for Windows 8 by using this tool as well what games they’ve created in the Windows Store. Download GameMaker Studio here!

Next Steps:
Step #1 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development
Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8

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Microsoft DevRadio: Developing for Windows 8 in 1/2 the Time (Part 15) Media Capture

Michael Palermo, DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:00:29 GMT

Abstract:
Michael Palermo and Jeremy Foster are back in this episode as they show you how to capture a still image, video and audio in your device as well as what that source code looks like. Check out codeSHOW on CodePlex!

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Microsoft DevRadio: Developing for Windows 8 in 1/2 the Time (Part 14) Promises

Michael Palermo, DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:00:39 GMT

Abstract:
In today’s episode Michael Palermo and Jeremy Foster discuss the importance of Promises (or the JavaScript way of implementing asynchronicity) and the various ways you can use them in your Window8 apps.
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Microsoft DevRadio: Developing for Windows 8 in 1/2 the Time (Part 13) Storage

Michael Palermo, ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Abstract:
In today’s episode Michael Palermo welcomes fellow Evangelist, Jeremy Foster to the show as they discuss Storage and how it applies to your Windows Store Apps. Check out codeSHOW on CodePlex!

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How Do I: Use Event Handlers in a Windows 8 App?

ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:59:04 GMT

Abstract:
One of the nicest things about JavaScript is the way it considers function. Instead of being wholly owned subsidiaries of classes, functions are as portable as any other object, and their arguments are dynamic too. This makes for some elegant event handling.

In this screencast, Jeremy Foster will attempt to give you a taste of how to wire up events in a Windows 8 app using JavaScript.

Next Steps:
Step #1 – Download Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 8 SDK
Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8

Retrieving remote data using xhr

Jeremy Foster — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:17:11 GMT

You know the story. A call to a website used to be little more than a single request with its single response. But times have changed. The web is all grown up and any given visit to a website is often accompanied by multiple requests for more atomic bits of data.

The popular thing to do now, in fact, is to implement websites using a single page architecture where the user does one primary request and response to get the core document, and then the rest of his or her time spent in the app consists only of these tiny requests/response cycles that bring just what's necessary.

This is how Windows 8 apps using HTML/JS work - they are single page apps. And to play in this sandbox, you need to get good at using WinJS.xhr(). WinJS.xhr() is not a fancy function. It doesn't do a lot more than any of the other libraries do when they wrap the XmlHttpRequest. It makes for good, simple, elegant though and I like that.

Watch this screencast of the xhr() function in action and enjoy.

Microsoft DevRadio: Dyyno’s Journey - Developing an App for Windows 8

DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:00:47 GMT

Abstract:
Jeremy Foster welcomes Vamshi Sriperumbudur and Dr. Sid Annapureddy from Dyyno as they discuss their experience developing apps for Windows 8. Tune in as they share with us their business model as well as how Windows 8 offers an incredible opportunity to increase their reach and provide real value to their customers.

Next Steps:
Step #1 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development
Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8

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How Do I: Add Semantic Zoom for Grouped Data in a Windows 8 application?

ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:49:25 GMT

Abstract:
Most users have experienced optical zooming which allows them to use a familiar pinching gesture to scale the elements on the display. In a similar fashion, semantic zoom allows the user to zoom in or out on lists of data. It transforms the list in a way that helps the user to get oriented and to quickly access what he is looking for. Learn how to implement semantic zoom in your Windows 8 application using HTML and JavaScript.

How Do I: Support Page Navigation in a Windows 8 Application?

ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:44:35 GMT

Abstract:
Windows 8 applications developed in HTML and JavaScript share functionality with web sites including hyperlinking. But sometimes hyperlinking is not powerful enough for modern applications. Learn to use the navigation pattern in Windows 8 to take control of the user’s navigation path, navigate back or forward, and persist their state no matter where they go.