Level: Introductory to Intermediate
This session is your fast track into the wonderful new world of app development for Windows devices. Come learn how your valuable C# skills now make you a hot mobile developer for smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. We'll perform a quick lap around Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and the new Windows Universal Apps, build our first app using XAML & C#, and debug it with Windows 8.1 and the Windows Phone Emulator. We'll then explore the converged WinRT API services and features, such as touch input, accelerometers, Live Tiles, etc. We'll also spend valuable time going over the new app model for Windows device apps, how to share code between phone and tablet, and how to build a converged UI in XAML for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone. Lastly we'll go over the app packaging and how to submit your Universal apps to the Windows Store. The converged Windows Platform is more efficient and far-reaching than ever. Come learn how to build mobile apps for hundreds of millions of Windows device users.