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Learn how to build great Windows Store apps! Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C in 24 Hours will help you build compelling apps for Windows 8.1 devices of all kinds. Using this books straightforward approach, youll learn to design and build apps, create flexible user interfaces, handle inputs, integrate controls, and more. Step by step, youll discover how to leverage XAMLs visual richness and the immense power of Windows 8.1. Every lesson builds on what youve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through todays most common XAML and C development tasks. Quizzes at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
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Adam's books have been considered required reading by many inside Microsoft and throughout the industry. He is the author of the best-selling WPF 4 Unleashed (Sams, 2010) and WPF Unleashed (Sams, 2006) that was nominated for 2008 Jolt Award, 101 Windows Phone 7 Apps (Sams, 2011) , Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed (Sams, 2008) , .NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide (Sams, 2002) , a coauthor of ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code (Sams, 2001) , and a contributor to books such as .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Vol. 2 (Addison-Wesley, 2005) and Windows Developer Power Tools (O'Reilly, 2006) . Adam is also the creator of popular tools and websites for .NET developers, such as PINVOKE.NET and its Visual Studio add-in. You can find him online at www.adamnathan.net.
