Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

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• Part I - Getting Started 1. Putting Windows 8 and WinRT in Context 2. Preparing for Development 3. HTML5 Primer 4. CSS3 Primer 5. JavaScript Language Primer Part II - Core App Development 6. A First Application 7. Creating the Main UI 8. Creating the Start Menu UI 9. Handling Touch Events 10. Dealing with I/O and Storage 11. Using Networking and the Cloud 12. Asynchronous Programming 13. Using Data & Databases 14. Windows 8 Platform Integration 15. Using Geolocation 16. Working with Multimedia Part III - Packaging & Deployment 17. Preparing for Deployment 18. Dealing with licences, signing and the Windows store 19. Using side-loading and Enterprise deployments 20. Managing versions and telemetry Part IV - Advanced Metro Development 21. Sharing Data 22. Developing with multiple programming languages 23. Performance Tuning Applications 24. Unit Testing JavaScript Applications 25. Security & Cryptography 26. Internationalization

Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

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• Part I - Getting Started 1. Putting Windows 8 and WinRT in Context 2. Preparing for Development 3. HTML5 Primer 4. CSS3 Primer 5. JavaScript Language Primer Part II - Core App Development 6. A First Application 7. Creating the Main UI 8. Creating the Start Menu UI 9. Handling Touch Events 10. Dealing with I/O and Storage 11. Using Networking and the Cloud 12. Asynchronous Programming 13. Using Data & Databases 14. Windows 8 Platform Integration 15. Using Geolocation 16. Working with Multimedia Part III - Packaging & Deployment 17. Preparing for Deployment 18. Dealing with licences, signing and the Windows store 19. Using side-loading and Enterprise deployments 20. Managing versions and telemetry Part IV - Advanced Metro Development 21. Sharing Data 22. Developing with multiple programming languages 23. Performance Tuning Applications 24. Unit Testing JavaScript Applications 25. Security & Cryptography 26. Internationalization

Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

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• Part I - Getting Started 1. Putting Windows 8 and WinRT in Context 2. Preparing for Development 3. HTML5 Primer 4. CSS3 Primer 5. JavaScript Language Primer Part II - Core App Development 6. A First Application 7. Creating the Main UI 8. Creating the Start Menu UI 9. Handling Touch Events 10. Dealing with I/O and Storage 11. Using Networking and the Cloud 12. Asynchronous Programming 13. Using Data & Databases 14. Windows 8 Platform Integration 15. Using Geolocation 16. Working with Multimedia Part III - Packaging & Deployment 17. Preparing for Deployment 18. Dealing with licences, signing and the Windows store 19. Using side-loading and Enterprise deployments 20. Managing versions and telemetry Part IV - Advanced Metro Development 21. Sharing Data 22. Developing with multiple programming languages 23. Performance Tuning Applications 24. Unit Testing JavaScript Applications 25. Security & Cryptography 26. Internationalization