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Getting Started with Metro Style
Apps

Ben Dewey

Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Sebastopol • Tokyo


Getting Started with Metro Style Apps
by Ben Dewey
Copyright © 2012 Ben Dewey. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
1. Windows 8: A Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A User Interface for Touch
Start Screen
Start Bar
Windows Programming Reimagined
A New Native APIJ: The Windows Runtime
Language Support
Hosted Application Model
Single File Deployment
Windows Store

Inside Metro Style Apps
Application Bar
Semantic Zoom
Animation
Outside Your App
Tiles
Pickers
Charms
Sensors and Devices
Summary

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2. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Where Is the Hello World app?
Bing Search API
Getting Started: The BingSimpleSearch App
Bing Search API Service class
Calling the Bing Search API
Wrapping Up the UI
Running the BingSimpleSearch App

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About the Author
Ben Dewey is employed at Tallan as a Senior Software Developer where he consults
on many projects around New York City, focusing on Architecture, Silverlight,
ASP.NET, and jQuery. He also works to develop Server Oriented Applications using
WCF. Ben strives to create SOLID applications of the highest craftsmanship while
paying special attention to clean User Experiences (UX). Ben is currently a committer
on the Apache Stonehenge project, and is actively involved in numerous community

events, from speaking at local user groups and helping to organize the ALT.NET
Meetup in NYC.


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