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Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript
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Table of Contents
Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. HTML5 Structure
Understanding semantic elements
Introducing built-in media elements
Advanced media with JavaScript
Introducing feature-rich form elements
An enriched <input> tag
Easy validation
Assigning custom data attributes
Summary
2. Styling with CSS3
The power of CSS3 selectors
Attribute selectors
Combinator selectors
Pseudo-class selectors
Pseudo-element selectors
Creating fluid layouts with Grid and Flexbox
The Grid layout
The Flexbox layout
CSS-powered animations
CSS3 animations
CSS3 transforms
Introducing media queries
Summary
3. JavaScript for Windows Apps
Asynchronous programming with Promise objects
Querying the DOM with WinJS.Utilities
Understanding WinJS.xhr
Introducing a new set of controls
Summary
4. Developing Apps with JavaScript
Introducing the tools
Getting a free developer license
Using Visual Studio and its templates
Project item templates
Getting started with Blank App
Understanding the ListView control
Summary
5. Binding Data to the App
Getting the data
Displaying the data
Sorting and filtering the data
Summary
6. Making the App Responsive
Introducing app view states
Handling a view state
Understanding semantic zoom
Summary
7. Making the App Live with Tiles and Notifications
Introducing tiles, badges, and notifications
Working with live tiles
Sending notifications
Summary
8. Signing Users in
Introducing Live Connect
Signing in users to the app
Getting user info
Summary
9. Adding Menus and Commands
Understanding the app bar
Adding functionality to the commands
Summary
10. Packaging and Publishing
Introducing the Windows Store
Submitting the app for certification
The Store within Visual Studio
Creating an App Package
Summary
11. Developing Apps with XAML
Creating apps with different platforms
Introducing XAML apps
Adding a title, theme color, and content
Summary
Index
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Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript
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Author
Rami Sarieddine
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Rami Sarieddine is a Technical Evangelist for Windows Azure and Windows 8 with Microsoft Gulf. Prior to joining Microsoft, he was working as a Software Engineer and Analyst at the American University of Beirut. He has a cumulative 7 years of experience in web development. In the span of these 7 years, he started with an independent venture for around 2 years. After that he directly embarked on an employment journey that was rich with experience, during which he had led numerous projects and held several positions from Web Developer to Information Systems Analyst and Lead Web Developer.
He was Microsoft Valued Professional awardee in 2013 and 2012 for his contributions in the technical communities of Visual C# and ASP.NET/IIS respectively. The MVP award is an annual award that recognizes exceptional technology community leaders worldwide who actively share their high quality, real-world expertise with users and Microsoft. With fewer than 5,000 awardees worldwide, Microsoft MVPs represent a highly select group of experts.
He was selected speaker at the first Tech.Days Beirut event by Microsoft Lebanon. Soon after, he had become a regular speaker on training sessions at their main events including Open Door and Tech Days. He has been heavily involved with Microsoft Lebanon's developer communities and activities, delivering hands-on workshops on Windows 8, HTML5, Azure, and Visual Studio. His passion for pursuing knowledge and experience, and consequently sharing it with fellow web developers and enthusiasts drove him into starting his own technical blog.
When not working, he enjoys running and spending time with his loved ones. And when on vacations, he enjoys traveling and visiting new places around the world.
