Part IV: Building Universal Windows Platform applications with C#

So far, you have gained a thorough grounding in the syntax and semantics of the C# language. It’s now time to examine how you can use this knowledge to take advantage of the features that Windows 10 provides for building applications that run unchanged on devices ranging from a desktop PC to a smartphone. You can build applications that run in different environments by using the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application framework. UWP applications can detect and adapt to the hardware on which they execute. They can receive input through a touch-sensitive screen or by using voice commands, and a UWP app can be designed to be aware of the location and orientation of the device ...

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