Windows 8: presentation, new features
Cohabitation of the different types of applications
The Metro Interface
Development tools

Presentation of Windows RunTime / WinRT
Resources, WinJS
Creation of a Windows Runtime / WinRT library
File system
RSS feeds with Windows 8

Workshop: Using the Metro interface

Introduction to display modes
Management of the « Snapped » view
Management of the « Filled » view
Management of the « Landscape » view
Management of the orientation

Workshop: Using a « Landscape » view

Presentation of the main controls: ListView / GridView, SemanticZoom, FlipView
The binding engine
The templates
The converters
Groups of data
Sort and filter of data

Workshop: Using controls

Presentation of Tiles
Management of tiles: secondary / dynamic
Use and consumption of contracts
Management of different « Pickers »
Management of sensors

  Workshop: Setting up a dynamic tile

Presentation of the life cycle of an application
The stages
The « Suspended » and « Resuming » mode
Data persistence between the executions of the application

  Workshop: Use of « Suspended » and « Resuming » modes

Windows Store account: creation, management
Deployment of applications
Management of evaluation mode
Purchase

  Workshop: Managing a Windows Store account and deploying applications