Universal Apps for Windows Store and Windows Phone

Leverage your XAML and C# skills to build for both Smartphones and Tablets using Windows Universal Apps

This session we will go through how you can build an app for both Windows and Windows Phone at the same time, and share code, user controls, styles and other assets between the two platforms. We’ll do a quick walk through on getting our Windows Universal App project setup using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013. We’ll then explore the converged WinRT API features such as file storage, app bars, and controls such as the new Hub control. We’ll cover the new app model features and how to share our UI in XAML for Windows and Windows Phone. With this latest converged mobile development platform, developers can leverage their C# and XAML skills to build 2 apps at the same time to an ever expanding Windows market.

Bio:

Tom Walker is a senior software developer with over 10+ years of experience in the .NET stack. In those 10+ years he has worked in the auto, medical and fitness industries. He specializes in building software that enhances people’s lives in their day-to-day activities be it work or play. His current goal is to combining his passion for art and development into beautiful useful apps. Beyond that you can find him tinkering away on open data and open source projects using Windows Azure, Node.js, MongoDB, and Xamarin plus C #to glue it all together.