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SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS 2013
ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 27-28 2013
When Windows 8 Apps meet SharePoint
BORISLAV GRGIĆ, PERPETUUM MOBILE
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Show me some hands• How many of you are using Windows 8?
• Does anybody have Windows 8 device? (something like Surface)
• Any Windows 8 developers in the house?
Agenda
• What are Windows Store Apps?
• How do they work?
• What do they have to do with SharePoint ?
• Building an App for SharePoint - Demo
What are Windows Store Apps?
What are Windows Store Apps?
Windows Store
What makes them run?
HTML5 and Javascript ?!
WinJS• CSS styles and JavaScript Files
• Objects, Methods, Controls
Windows Runtime Components• use the language of your choice to wrap that functionality in a
Windows Runtime Component
• Easily access them from Javascript
What’s different?• Sandbox
• Out of sync • C#: async, await, IAsyncResult…• WinJS : Promises
• Lifecycle
• Storage
• Device features
Why use them for SharePoint?• Consume information• Display data• Mobility• Device features
• Everybody love touchscreen• Windows Store – make some money
How do they communicate?
• Client object model
• REST/oDATA
• Web service (.asmx)
BUILDING AN APP FOR SHAREPOINT
What will we see?
• How to build a Windows 8 App using HTML5 and Javascript
• Communicate with SharePoint from an App
• Use Device Capabilities
What do we need?• Windows 8
• Visual studio 2012
• SharePoint
questions?
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thank you.
SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS 2013
ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 27-28 2013