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Elements of a Windows Store App

As we saw in the previous section, a Windows Store app is built using several technologies. A Windows Store app is built out of a combination of open and familiar web technologies, such as HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 and Microsoft technologies such as the Windows Library for JavaScript and the Windows Runtime. Let me say a little more about each of these elements of a Windows Store app.

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