Windows® 8.1 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript Unleashed

Summary

The goal of this chapter was to introduce you to Windows Store apps. I started this chapter by providing you with an overview of the Microsoft design style principles. You also learned about the standard features of Windows Store apps such as the app bar and charms.

I then led you, step by step, through the process of building your first Windows Store app. We created a really cool camera app that you could never create as a standard web application.

You also learned about the standard elements of a Windows Store app. You learned how a Windows Store app is composed of standard HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. You also learned how Windows Store apps take advantage of Microsoft technologies such as the Windows Runtime and the Windows Library ...