Delve inside the Windows Runtime - and learn best ways to design and build Windows Store apps. Guided by Jeffrey Richter, a recognized expert in Windows and .NET programming, along with principal Windows consultant Maarten van de Bospoort, you'll master essential concepts. And you'll gain practical insights and tips for how to architect, design, optimize, and debug your apps.

With this book, you will:

• Learn how to consume Windows Runtime APIs from C#
• Understand the principles of architecting Windows Store apps
• See how to build, deploy, and secure app packages
• Understand how apps are activated and the process model controlling their execution
• Study the rich features available when working with files and folders
• Explore how to transfer, compress, and encrypt data via streams
• Design apps that give the illusion of running using live tiles, background transfers, and background tasks
• Share data between apps using the clipboard and the Share charm
• Get advice for monetizing your apps through the Windows Store

Contents 

Part I: Core concepts 

Chapter 1: Windows Runtime primer

Chapter 2: App packaging and deployment

Chapter 3: Process model

Part II: Core Windows facilities 

Chapter 4: Package data and roaming

Chapter 5: Storage files and folders

Chapter 6: Stream input and output

Chapter 7: Networking

Chapter 8: Tile and toast notifications

Chapter 9: Background tasks

Chapter 10: Sharing data between apps

Chapter 11: Windows Store

About This Book

• Requires working knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework, C#, and the Visual Studio IDE
• Targeted to programmers building Windows Store apps
• Some chapters also useful to those building desktop apps

Technologies Covered

• Windows 8.1
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2013

About the Author

Jeffrey Richter is a cofounder of Wintellect (www.wintellect.com), a training and consulting firm dedicated to helping companies build better software faster. He is author of the classic CLR via C#, now in its fourth edition, Windows via C/C++, Fifth Edition, and other popular .NET programming books and courses.

Maarten van de Bospoort is a principal consultant with the Premier Services for Developers division in Microsoft. In this role, he teaches professional developers worldwide how to write Windows apps and helps independent software vendors architect and optimize their code for Windows.