Windows Store apps for Absolute Beginners with C# - Channel 9 Ready to make money and share your great Windows 8 app ideas with the world? Not sure where to start? Start here! Over the course of 34 lessons, Bob Tabor from www.LearnVisualStudio.net will teach you the fundamentals of Windows Store app development. Microsoft http://files.channel9.msdn.com/thumbnail/cd87ba39-c1aa-4b98-b265-e193ca02abe7.png Windows Store apps for Absolute Beginners with C# - Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C- Ready to make money and share your great Windows 8 app ideas with the world?  Not sure where to start?  Start here!  Over the course of 34 lessons, our friend Bob Tabor from www.LearnVisualStudio.net will teach you the fundamentals of Windows Store app development by walking you through building the Contoso Cookbook Hands On Labs.  Bob provides plenty of commentary, insight and encouragement to help you understand the basics of page layout with XAML, binding to collections of data and working with the features of Windows 8 exposed through the Windows Runtime like the Search and Share charms, tiles and notifications, webcam and much, much more!  By the end of this series, you should be well on your way to becoming the "next big thing".   Download the entire series source code   For more Absolute Beginner series click here. http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C- en Tue, 21 May 2013 12:33:47 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 12:33:47 GMT Rev9 34 1 100 Part 34: Where to go from here? Bob reviews the topics discussed in this series of lessons, and provides some additional resources and guidance on how you should approach your career as a software developer.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here Bob reviews the topics discussed in this series of lessons, and provides some additional resources and guidance on how you should approach your career as a software developer. ResourcesWindows 8 UX Fundamentals Training Workshop 2012 Azure Mobile Services  Bob's Website, LearnVisualStudio.NET Download the entire series' source code     510 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:33:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor, Golnaz Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor, Golnaz 10 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 33: Simulating Product Purchases Finally, we learn how to enable in-product purchases to unlock certain features or allow for the purchase of in-app items allowing us to use a "freemium" business model.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases Finally, we learn how to enable in-product purchases to unlock certain features or allow for the purchase of in-app items allowing us to use a "freemium" business model.  Download the entire series' source code 689 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 32: Simulating App Purchases Continuing on from the previous lesson, now we learn how to unlock the app and its features by allowing the user to purchase a full version of the app directly from the app.
 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases Continuing on from the previous lesson, now we learn how to unlock the app and its features by allowing the user to purchase a full version of the app directly from the app. Download the entire series' source code 515 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 31: Detecting Trial Versions In this final Hands On Lab, we use the CurrentAppSimulator class to simulate interaction with the Windows Store API.  Here we simply use the configuration file to declaratively modify the user interface.  This simulates the data retrieved from the Windows Store.
 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions In this final Hands On Lab, we use the CurrentAppSimulator class to simulate interaction with the Windows Store API.  Here we simply use the configuration file to declaratively modify the user interface.  This simulates the data retrieved from the Windows Store. Download the entire series' source code 954 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 12 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 30: Incorporating Scheduled Toasts This lesson demonstrates the use of scheduled toasts to remind or notify the user of some task or change in the app.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications Continuing from the previous lesson, this lesson demonstrate how to utilize push notifications from Windows Notification Services to provide information or state updates to the user from the cloud on the Windows 8 start page. ResourcesAzure Mobile Services Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Download the entire series' source code   670 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 28: Enabling Secondary Tiles The Windows 8 start page is one of it's most distinctive features, and this lesson demonstrates how to implement secondary tiles to allow "deep linking" into functionality or data in the app.
 
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles The Windows 8 start page is one of it's most distinctive features, and this lesson demonstrates how to implement secondary tiles to allow "deep linking" into functionality or data in the app. Download the entire series' source code 613 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 27: Implementing User Preferences In this lesson we follow the instructions of the Hands On Lab to tie up the loose ends and actually implement the desire functionality. 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences In this lesson we follow the instructions of the Hands On Lab to tie up the loose ends and actually implement the desire functionality. Download the entire series' source code 433 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 26: Saving User Preferences In this lesson we use the ToggleSwitch element to capture a user's preference on how to deal with remembering the state of the app prior to it being terminated.  We talk about the different special folders and objects we can use to save user data, and discuss roaming and how to utilize it in our app.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences In this lesson we use the ToggleSwitch element to capture a user's preference on how to deal with remembering the state of the app prior to it being terminated.  We talk about the different special folders and objects we can use to save user data, and discuss roaming and how to utilize it in our app.   Download the entire series' source code 680 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 25: Adding a Settings Command and Settings Flyout In this lesson, we learn how to add Settings Flyouts using the Callisto controls.  These are used to respond to the Settings charm in Windows 8, and can be used for About pages, Preferences or other related purposes.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout In this lesson, we learn how to add Settings Flyouts using the Callisto controls.  These are used to respond to the Settings charm in Windows 8, and can be used for About pages, Preferences or other related purposes. ResourcesGuidelines for app settings Download the entire series' source code     419 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:37 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 24: Lifetime Management - Saving and Restoring State In this lesson, Bob explains how Windows 8 manages the resources of the computer in regards to our apps.  We learn how to respond to Suspend notifications from Windows 8 so that we can store state or data information and restore it when the app is re-launched.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State In this lesson, Bob explains how Windows 8 manages the resources of the computer in regards to our apps.  We learn how to respond to Suspend notifications from Windows 8 so that we can store state or data information and restore it when the app is re-launched. Resources ApplicationExecutionState enumeration  Supporting your app with background tasks Download the entire series' source code   1023 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:29 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 23: Enabling your app to Record Video In this lesson, we demonstrate how easy it is to record a video and share it directly from our app.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos In this lesson, we demonstrate how easy it is to take a photo and share it directly from our app.   Download the entire series' source code 350 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 21: Implementing an AppBar and Flyout In this lesson we add an AppBar, and using the Callisto controls from Tim Heuer to provide a Flyout menu that displays when the user selects an AppBar icon.  Bob demonstrates how to use NuGet to utilize the latest version of the open source toolkit in our app.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract In this lesson, we learn how to respond to the user's request to search using the Search charm in Windows 8.  We see all of the changes to our app that are automated by including a search results page template.  We also demonstrate how to enable apps to provide spelling suggestions to items in our app as the user types in the search phrase. Download the entire series' source code 1197 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:30:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 19: Implementing the Share Contract The Windows 8 charms can be tightly integrated into our app.  Here, we implement the Share Contract, allowing users to select a recipe and share the recipe text and images with other apps like email, etc.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract The Windows 8 charms can be tightly integrated into our app.  Here, we implement the Share Contract, allowing users to select a recipe and share the recipe text and images with other apps like email, etc. Download the entire series' source code  565 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:41 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 18: Enabling Semantic Zooming In this lesson, we allow users to use the reverse-pinching motion to see a high-level overview of the different groups of recipes we offer, referred to as "Semantic Zooming".  This allows the user to get context and drill into those items on our start page that interest them. 
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State Similar to the previous lesson, here we investigate the LayoutAwarePage and the VisualStateManager and learn how we can provide alternate layouts for snapped and filled states. Download the entire series' source code 670 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 16: Responding to Device Orientation Changes We head back to the LayoutAwarePage and discuss how it works with the VisualStateManager to allow us to declarative respond to changes in orientation on our user's device.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates Continuing to work with the layout of our pages, we tweak the DataTemplates that are responsible for the presentation of individual data items in our data source. Download the entire series' source code 621 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 13: Working with the GridView Our focus turns back to the layout of the three main pages in our app.  In this lesson we learn about the major properties of the GridView and how they affect the flexible layout and presentation of the data on our pages.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView Our focus turns back to the layout of the three main pages in our app.  In this lesson we learn about the major properties of the GridView and how they affect the flexible layout and presentation of the data on our pages. ResourcesImage.Stretch property Stretch enumeration Download the entire series' source code     1105 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 12: Working with Async Methods in the Windows Runtime The new C# 5.0 async features are explained in this lesson, including the pattern we can follow to utilize the Windows Runtime async methods to keep our apps fast and fluid.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime The new C# 5.0 async features are explained in this lesson, including the pattern we can follow to utilize the Windows Runtime async methods to keep our apps fast and fluid. ResourcesAsynchronous Programming with Async and Await Download the entire series' source code      591 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime/RSS C# Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 11: Working with JSON Data In this lesson we talk about the JSON data format and look at the code in the RecipeDataSource.cs that loads and parses through that data to create instances of our RecipeDataItem and RecipeDataCollection objects.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-9-Data-Binding-to-the-RecipeDataSourcecs In this lesson we follow the instructions of the Hands On Lab to add and wire up the RecipeDataSource.cs and its images and data to make sweeping changes to the app. Download the entire series' source code 1066 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-9-Data-Binding-to-the-RecipeDataSourcecs Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:27:57 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-9-Data-Binding-to-the-RecipeDataSourcecs Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 35 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-9-Data-Binding-to-the-RecipeDataSourcecs/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 8: Understanding how Data Binding Works at Design Time In this lesson we take a short aside and learn about the design time experience in Visual Studio and learn how it is able to render sample data.  This gives us insights into binding syntax, data collections, schemas and more.
 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-8-Understanding-how-Data-Binding-Works-at-Design-Time In this lesson we take a short aside and learn about the design time experience in Visual Studio and learn how it is able to render sample data.&nbsp; This gives us insights into binding syntax, data collections, schemas and more.&nbsp;Download the entire series' source code 555 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-8-Understanding-how-Data-Binding-Works-at-Design-Time Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:27:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-8-Understanding-how-Data-Binding-Works-at-Design-Time Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-8-Understanding-how-Data-Binding-Works-at-Design-Time/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 7: Data Binding and the SampleDataSource.cs In this lesson, we begin the process of understanding how to utilize data in our app.  We begin by looking at this from the GroupedItemsPage.xaml's perspective, and how it utilizes the CollectionViewSource to bind to a View Model provided in the LayoutAwarePage.cs.  We talk about the DefaultViewModel object which implements IObservableMap<K, V> and what that really means.  Finally, we pick apart the SampleDataSource.cs and observe it's inheritance hierarchy and the purpose of each of the classes defined in that file.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-7-Data-Binding-and-the-SampleDataSourcecs In this lesson, we begin the process of understanding how to utilize data in our app.&nbsp; We begin by looking at this from the GroupedItemsPage.xaml's perspective, and how it utilizes the CollectionViewSource to bind to a View Model provided in the LayoutAwarePage.cs.&nbsp; We talk about the DefaultViewModel object which implements IObservableMap&lt;K, V&gt; and what that really means.&nbsp; Finally, we pick apart the SampleDataSource.cs and observe it's inheritance hierarchy and the purpose of each of the classes defined in that file. &nbsp; Download the entire series' source code&nbsp; 1452 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-7-Data-Binding-and-the-SampleDataSourcecs Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:27:32 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-7-Data-Binding-and-the-SampleDataSourcecs Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 14 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-7-Data-Binding-and-the-SampleDataSourcecs/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 6: Modifying the Grid App Template with Branding Elements In this lesson we follow the Hands On Labs to modify the branding elements of the app by adding images and configuring our app to use them.  We learn about the Package.appxmanifest and how it introduces our app to Windows 8 and finally discuss the purpose of the App.xaml.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-6-Modifying-the-Grid-App-Template-with-Branding-Elements In this lesson we follow the Hands On Labs to modify the branding elements of the app by adding images and configuring our app to use them. &nbsp;We learn about the Package.appxmanifest and how it introduces our app to Windows 8 and finally discuss the purpose of the App.xaml. &nbsp; Download the entire series' source code&nbsp; 609 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-6-Modifying-the-Grid-App-Template-with-Branding-Elements Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:27:17 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-6-Modifying-the-Grid-App-Template-with-Branding-Elements Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-6-Modifying-the-Grid-App-Template-with-Branding-Elements/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 5: Familiarizing Ourselves with the Grid App Template In this lesson Bob walks through the major sections of the GroupedItemsDetail.xaml page explaining the purpose of the elements.  He explains the purpose of the LayoutAwarePage, how binding syntax works in XAML, resource dictionaries, styles, data templates, and more.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-5-Familiarizing-Ourselves-with-the-Grid-App-Template In this lesson Bob walks through the major sections of the GroupedItemsDetail.xaml page explaining the purpose of the elements. &nbsp;He explains the purpose of the LayoutAwarePage, how binding syntax works in XAML, resource dictionaries, styles, data templates, and more. &nbsp; Download the entire series source code 1656 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-5-Familiarizing-Ourselves-with-the-Grid-App-Template Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:27:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-5-Familiarizing-Ourselves-with-the-Grid-App-Template Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-5-Familiarizing-Ourselves-with-the-Grid-App-Template/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 4: Introduction to XAML - Continued Bob continues by talking about default properties, the Content property utilized by most controls, property element syntax, and then talks about the various schemas utilized in XAML and what they are there for.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-4-Introduction-to-XAML-Continued Bob continues by talking about default properties, the Content property utilized by most controls, property element syntax, and then talks about the various schemas utilized in XAML and what they are there for. &nbsp; Download the entire series' source code 1122 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-4-Introduction-to-XAML-Continued Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:26:59 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-4-Introduction-to-XAML-Continued Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 13 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-4-Introduction-to-XAML-Continued/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 3: Introduction to XAML Now that we have a project, it's time to learn XAML for user interface layout and interaction.  Bob provides a fast but gentle introduction -- as he calls it, the "cheater's guide" -- to learning this declarative language.  He explains what XAML is at a high level and its justification.  He provides hands-on, practical examples of XAML layout controls, attached properties, navigating between the XAML and code-behind files / partial classes and how the XAML and C# is compiled into intermediate language. 

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-3-Introduction-to-XAML Now that we have a project, it's time to learn XAML for user interface layout and interaction. &nbsp;Bob provides a fast but gentle introduction -- as he calls it, the &quot;cheater's guide&quot; -- to learning this declarative language. &nbsp;He explains what XAML is at a high level and its justification. &nbsp;He provides hands-on, practical examples of XAML layout controls, attached properties, navigating between the XAML and code-behind files / partial classes and how the XAML and C# is compiled into intermediate language.&nbsp; &nbsp; Download the entire series' source code 1559 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-3-Introduction-to-XAML Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:26:49 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-3-Introduction-to-XAML Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-3-Introduction-to-XAML/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 2: Getting Started with the Grid App Template In lesson Bob takes the first steps towards building the Contoso Cookbook by creating and walking through a new Grid App Template project and modifying the project name displayed on the start page.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-2-Getting-Started-with-the-Grid-App-Template In lesson Bob takes the first steps towards building the Contoso Cookbook by creating and walking through a new Grid App Template project and modifying the project name displayed on the start page. &nbsp; Download the entire series' source code 691 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-2-Getting-Started-with-the-Grid-App-Template Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:26:37 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-2-Getting-Started-with-the-Grid-App-Template Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-2-Getting-Started-with-the-Grid-App-Template/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 1: Series Introduction In this lesson Bob kicks off the series talking about the organization, required setup and goals of the lessons, and provides some motivation and guidance for getting started.

 

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