Windows 8 App Development

Arefin Ahmed&

Palash DebnathTeam Nautisk

What is this Windows APP?

• A Windows Runtime app / Windows app is an app that runs on a Windows device (such as a PC or tablet) or a Windows Phone and uses the Windows Runtime.

What is this Windows Runtime• In-short WinRT. Rings the bell!• Windows Runtime, or WinRT, is a platform-homogeneous

application architecture on the Windows 8 operating system. WinRT supports development in C++/CX (Component Extensions, a language based on C++) and the managed languages C# and VB.NET, as well as JavaScript and TypeScript. WinRT applications natively support both the x86 and ARM architectures

• Windows Phone 8 uses a version of the Windows Runtime known as the Windows Phone Runtime.[3] It enables app development in C#, VB.NET and development of Windows Runtime components in C++/CX.

Types of Windows App?

• 3 types– Windows Store apps– Windows Phone Store apps– Universal Windows app

A Windows Store apps is a Windows Runtime app that runs on Windows devices (like PCs, tablets, or laptops) and can be sold in the Windows Store.

What's Windows Store apps?

What's Windows Phone Store apps?

A Windows Phone Store app is a Windows Runtime app that runs on Windows Phones and can be sold in the Windows Phone Store.

What's a universal Windows app?

The Universal Windows apps template lets you easily create a Windows Store app and a Windows Phone Store app from a single project.

Metro UI

• In Windows Phone 7, Microsoft introduced its Metro style user interface. The Metro style UI is the touch-and-tile interface that Microsoft designed to create an interface focused on content, information, and movement.

Metro UI Example

What about Language?

• Use a language you already know. • You can create Windows Runtime apps using

the programming languages you're most familiar with, like JavaScript, C#, Visual Basic, or C++. You can even write components in one language and use them in an app that's written in another language.

Latest Updates So Far!• Live tiles and the lock screen show contextually relevant and

timely info at a glance. • Push notifications bring real-time, breaking alerts to your

user’s attention when they're needed. • On Windows Phone, the new Action Center is a place where

you can organize and display notifications and content that users need to take action on.

• Background execution and triggers bring your app to life just when the user needs it.

• Your app can use voice and Bluetooth LE devices to help users interact with the world around them.

Monetize your app your way • On Windows, you can choose how you'll monetize your app—

across phones, tablets, and PCs. We give you a number of ways to make money with your app and the services it delivers. All you need to do is choose the one that works best for you:

• A paid download is the simplest option. Just name your price.• Trials give you a unique way to let users try your app before

buying it, providing easier discoverability and conversion than the more traditional "freemium" options.

• In-app purchase offers you the most flexibility for monetizing your app.

Other types of apps

• Yes!

Windows desktop app

An executable or browser plug-in that runs in the Windows desktop environment. These apps are typically written in Win32 and COM, .NET, WPF, or Direct3D APIs. For more info, see the Desktop dev center.

Windows Phone Silverlight app Windows Phone Silverlight 8 app Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 app

A Windows Phone app that uses the Windows Phone Silverlight UI Framework instead of the Windows Runtime and can be sold in the Windows Phone Store. For more info,

Environment set up

Environment set up continues..It's easier than you think to get set up!

1. Get Windows 8.12. Download or update Visual Studio

If you don't already have Visual Studio 2013, click this link to install the free Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows.

3. If you already have Visual Studio Professional 2013 or a higher edition, get Update 3 for Visual Studio 2013 to add the Windows Phone development tools and other enhancements to your existing installation:

4. You also need to install the Windows Phone 8.1 emulators5. 3. (Optional) Register your Windows Phone device for development

Connect your phone to your PC. Run the Developer Phone Registration tool (phonereg.exe). (This tool is automatically installed when you install Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows with Update 2 or later, or when you update an existing copy of Visual Studio 2013 to Update 2 or later.)

• Register as an app developer– Now that you've installed the tools you need, you

need a developer license or a developer account. A developer license is free and lets you develop Store apps, but you need a developer account to sell your apps in the Windows Store and the Windows Phone Store.

– To get a developer license, just launch Visual Studio. You'll be prompted to get a developer license.

– To get a developer account, go to the Sign up page.

Tired!!

Let’s Create Our first app!

3 different ways! • JavaScript with HTML/CSS• C# or C++ with XAML• C++ with Microsoft DirectX

Advanced topic

• Side Loading windows app• MVVM/Prism Framework• SQLite for Database Operations• Strong Data binding capability• Dependency Property• Make your own Control• Expression Blend for Custom Design

What is Side Loading?

• A simplest way to generate the installer/ app package to provide it to users.

• Key Features:– Don’t need to upload or share our app to

Windows store to provide it to end users.– Can be remotely maintained/managed to provide

updated versions/bug fix/support.

MVVM/Prism Framework

• Makes developers life easy!

SQLite for Database Operations

Data binding

Data binding Continues..

Make your own Control

NaviTab

Demo

Start Developing apps and make money!!