Updated for Windows 8.1

This book has been extensively updated for Windows 8.1. Changes have been made to every chapter. All of the code associated with this book has been reviewed and updated to be compatible with Windows 8.1.

Windows 8.1 includes several important new controls, including the Hub, Repeater, ItemContainer, SearchBox, WebView, and NavBar controls. This book covers all of these new controls in depth.

Windows 8.1 ships with a new version of the Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS 2.0). This new version has significant new features such as the WinJS Scheduler. I discuss the new WinJS Scheduler in Chapter 2, “WinJS Fundamentals.”

Windows 8.1 includes important backwards breaking changes. Unlike Windows 8, Windows 8.1 no longer ...

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