From Web to Store in a few days

Kickstart your store app development

A bit about me

• CS major• GSoC2012/GSoC2013• Java background• A lot of work on the web• Never before August 2013 developed a

Windows Store App• I did a HTML5 app

Where to start

• Unless you already have an app behind you:Hand-on labs for Windows 8 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/jj674832.aspx

• And your best friend:The API reference

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211377.aspx• StackOverflow

So... How did I do it in 7 days?

• Do what you already knowI wrote my code as for any webappDebugged most of it in IE

• Use tools you likejQuery and pluginsAngularJS

Why it’s easier than the web

• No cross browser compatibility issues• It is not bad practice to use MS-Grid

• Can I just copy my web code to VS and run it?Most probably not

And What did I build?

• An RSS reader which works offline (I used 2 pieces of code specific to Windows 8 store apps)

• A CSS3 styler (Only 1 piece of code)