Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit (Wrox Book + InnerWorkings Software)
1st Edition
Published on 11. February 2013
Other
General merchandise
840 pages
978-1-118-61991-9 (ISBN)
Description
Presenting the most innovative way to learn Windows 8 development
If you're a developer who loves to read books and learn new skills by solving coding problems, we've brought the best of both worlds together. Presented by Wrox and InnerWorkings, this value-packed book-and-training software kit offers you an effective hands-on learning environment. The bundle consists of Wrox's book Beginning Windows 8 Application Development paired with practice-based coding challenges powered by InnerWorkings. They offer a unique learning environment using the following steps:
* First, the book presents a step-by-step walkthrough for developing Windows 8 applications
* Then, the InnerWorkings challenges give you a hands-on way to test and measure your new skills
* Last, resource links embedded in the InnerWorkings tool provide further development guidance on specific topics as needed
Each practice-based InnerWorkings challenge indicates which chapter in the book complements each lesson. After reading the book, you will test your new skills with the related InnerWorkings coding challenges. As you write code in Visual Studio 2012 to solve each challenge, InnerWorkings' patented code-judging engine evaluates your code and provides real-time feedback.
The Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit offers you:
* In-depth and step-by-step tutorials for building outstanding Windows 8 applications
* Practice-based coding challenges with real-time feedback on your code solutions
* The InnerWorkings coding sandbox that runs in Visual Studio to help you practice and learn core development skills
* A personal certificate of achievement each time you complete 3 hours of validated training
The InnerWorkings platform has been tested, used, and validated by over 200,000 developers and many Fortune 500 corporations worldwide. Brought to you by Wrox and InnerWorkings, the Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit lets you accelerate your Windows 8 app development skills in a fun and challenging learning environment.
Training software requirements: Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012, internet access
If you're a developer who loves to read books and learn new skills by solving coding problems, we've brought the best of both worlds together. Presented by Wrox and InnerWorkings, this value-packed book-and-training software kit offers you an effective hands-on learning environment. The bundle consists of Wrox's book Beginning Windows 8 Application Development paired with practice-based coding challenges powered by InnerWorkings. They offer a unique learning environment using the following steps:
* First, the book presents a step-by-step walkthrough for developing Windows 8 applications
* Then, the InnerWorkings challenges give you a hands-on way to test and measure your new skills
* Last, resource links embedded in the InnerWorkings tool provide further development guidance on specific topics as needed
Each practice-based InnerWorkings challenge indicates which chapter in the book complements each lesson. After reading the book, you will test your new skills with the related InnerWorkings coding challenges. As you write code in Visual Studio 2012 to solve each challenge, InnerWorkings' patented code-judging engine evaluates your code and provides real-time feedback.
The Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit offers you:
* In-depth and step-by-step tutorials for building outstanding Windows 8 applications
* Practice-based coding challenges with real-time feedback on your code solutions
* The InnerWorkings coding sandbox that runs in Visual Studio to help you practice and learn core development skills
* A personal certificate of achievement each time you complete 3 hours of validated training
The InnerWorkings platform has been tested, used, and validated by over 200,000 developers and many Fortune 500 corporations worldwide. Brought to you by Wrox and InnerWorkings, the Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit lets you accelerate your Windows 8 app development skills in a fun and challenging learning environment.
Training software requirements: Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012, internet access
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István Novák is an associate of Grepton Plc., a Hungarian IT services company. He works as a technology leader, software architect and community evangelist, in the last twenty years he participated in more than 50 enterprise software development projects. In 2007, he was first awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) title and in 2011 be became a Microsoft Regional Director.
Zoltán Árvai is a front-end architect and a user experience designer of NextGen Solutions Ltd. In 2009 and 2010 he was awarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award in Client Application Development category.
György Balássy is a founding member of the local MSDN Competence Centre having important role in evangelizing the.NET platform as a speaker, book author and consultant. He is a former Microsoft Regional Director.
David Fulop is a software developer who was spent a decade building.NET and Silverlight applications. He's been a freelance software development trainer and a frequent presenter at Microsoft developer events.
Zoltán Árvai is a front-end architect and a user experience designer of NextGen Solutions Ltd. In 2009 and 2010 he was awarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award in Client Application Development category.
György Balássy is a founding member of the local MSDN Competence Centre having important role in evangelizing the.NET platform as a speaker, book author and consultant. He is a former Microsoft Regional Director.
David Fulop is a software developer who was spent a decade building.NET and Silverlight applications. He's been a freelance software development trainer and a frequent presenter at Microsoft developer events.