1. Tampa Bay Windows Developers User Group File…New…Metro Jan 18th 2012
Brian Kassay
@briankassay

2. Agenda
Preview the auto generated templates in Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
XAML / C#
HTML5 / JavaScript
Modify the templates to do something practical
Tips with developing in the new platform

5. C# Templates

6. XAML Template Summary Application (blank) Grid Split Empty, minimal
Preloaded default data in grid
Split
Preloaded default data in split view

7. XAML Grid Application Demo

8. Synchronous vs. asynchronous
var data = DownloadData(...);
ProcessData(data);
STOP
ProcessData
DownloadData
var future = DownloadDataAsync(...);
future.ContinueWith(data => ProcessData(data));
DownloadDataAsync
ProcessData
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9. Async Interop keywords
Makes your method asynchronous
Await
Makes the rest of your method a callback
Task
Lets you coordinate activities

10. Grid Application / Async Demo

11. Split Application Demo

13. HTML5 Templates

14. HTML5 Template Summary Blank Fixed Layout Grid Navigation Split
Empty, minimal
Fixed Layout
Basic layout added to the blank template
Grid
Preloaded default data in grid
Navigation
Similar layout to Grid but with no sample data
Split
Preloaded default data in split view

15. HTML5 Grid Application Demo

16. Resources Start building on Windows 8 Learn to build Metro style apps
Learn to build Metro style apps
Async Homepage:
Windows 8 Snap Feature for low res displays
Slides