Windows App Studio

Laurent DuveauWindows, Azure and

Xamarin

MVP / MCT / RD @laurentduveau Montreal

October 14th, 2014

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Agenda

Introduction

Demo

Demo

Demo

Demo

Conclusion

Windows App Studio

Everybody can make an app!

http://appstudio.windows.com

http://appstudio.windows.com

info

The following slides were not part of the

presentation but here is case of network

failure….

Templates

Application Sections

Data Source

Panorama (WP8)

Hub (Windows, WP8.1)

Data Binding

Repeat and rinse

Styles

Tiles

Splash & Lock screen

Ads?

Register at

http://pubcenter.microsoft.com

Create ApplicationId and AdUnitID

• 300x600: Windows 8.1

• 320x50: Windows Phone 8.1

• 480x80: Windows Phone 8.0

Generate

…you get the Source Code!

Thanks god I

stayed till the end

of the

presentation!

Install or publish

Source code

From App Studio to Visual Studio…

Clean, high quality code using MVVM

Universal App…

…XAML and C#!

Source Code

Future…?

Now

• Windows 8.1

• Windows Phone 8.1

Next

• Xamarin……?

• Other…..

#DevMov Your skills. Our tools.

Earn Awesome rewards.

Major ChallengesApp Challenges

Earn points for submitting

apps.

Earn additional points for

meeting the app challenge

criteria:

• Theme

• Technical Feature

• Promotion

• Quality

• Platform

Earn 1000 – 2000 points per

major challenge.

Mini Challenges

Based around five types of

activities:

• Azure

• Visual Studio

• Visual Studio Online

• Labs

• MVA Courses

Example: Create a website and

host it on Azure.

Earn anywhere from 100 – 500

points each.

Be more.

Do more.

…and more!

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Resources

http://appstudio.windows.com

http://pubcenter.microsoft.com

http://drew5.net/2014/06/19/windows-

phone-app-studio-part-4-azure-services/