Windows Store apps for Absolute Beginners with C# (HD) - Channel 9
Summary: 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.
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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. Download the entire series' source code
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. Download the entire series' source code
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. Download the entire series' source code
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. Resources C# Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners Visual Studio Express 2012 Product Downloads Psst ... remember, you want "Express for Windows 8" Windows Dev Center Getting a Developer License Windows 8 Camp in a Box Download the entire series' source code
