A Developer's Guide to Windows 10

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Please note (August 2015): This updated Windows 10 content reflects the most current information, as of August 12, 2015.

Do Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015 make a developer’s job easier? You bet they do! And now that the Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is here, find out how simple it is for you to create outstanding end user experiences tailored to a wide array of device types, from the smallest Lumia phone to the new 84" Surface Hub, all running the same app!

Walk through the core developer scenarios with experts Andy Wigley and Shen Chauhan, and see how to take an app from the Visual Studio 2015 designer all the way to the Windows Store. Find out what all the excitement is about, and watch cool demos, including how to cloud-enable your in-store app, a look at implementation and diagnostics in Visual Studio (to help you stay productive), and an exploration of Cortana integration, speech-to-text input, and inking. Get the details on everything you need to know to build compelling app experiences, with less work than ever before, on Windows 10, which is expected to run on a billion devices in the next few years!

(NOTE: To refresh your basic knowledge of development languages, check outProgramming in C# or explore the XAML modules in Developing Universal Windows Apps with C# and XAML.)

1 | The Universal Windows Platform

Take a look at how Windows 10 brings a single platform experience to many different devices and how Windows tooling and UWP APIs provide developers with a great opportunity to create amazing apps.

2 | XAML Controls in UWP

Investigate how XAML controls, including the new RelativePanel and SplitView controls, are used in a UWP app to accomplish your Windows 10 design considerations.

3 | Windowing and In-App Navigation

See how windowing and resizing can be applied to your app layout. Explore in-app navigation, how it works across Windows 10 devices, and how to offer back navigation UI across UWP apps.

4 | Adaptive UI

Learn design principles for Windows 10, how they make design easier with adaptive controls, and how to approach designing UWP apps. Build an adaptive UI using View States and Adaptive Triggers.

5 | Adaptive Code

Dig deeper into the code that supports the ability of UWP apps to run on any Windows 10 device and that can provide a great user experience. Look at Platform Extension SDKs, and explore adaptive code.

6 | Application Lifecycle

Take a look at the lifecycle of a Windows 10 UWP app. Cover the basics of suspension, resuming, and termination, and then see how to handle lifecycle events and how to request extended execution.

7 | Improving XAML Performance

See how to improve the performance of your app UI by taking advantage of XAML features, like phased rendering and deferred loading.

8 | New Tooling in Visual Studio 2015

Take a tour of the great new tools in Visual Studio 2015, including performance diagnostic tooling, battery usage monitoring, and the XAML Live Visual Tree inspector.

9 | Microsoft Edge and the Web Platform

Investigate benefits provided by the Edge browser, and see how to develop packaged and hosted web apps for the new web app platform. Find out how to use some of the new APIs and Cortana integration.

10 | Improvements to XAML Data Binding

Explore data binding within a XAML-based UWP app, starting out with basic data binding and then looking into some new features and techniques, like compiled binding, available with Visual Studio 2015.

11 | Background Execution

Dig into the implementation of background tasks, including how they can be used to support your app, using multiple background tasks, triggers, and the time allotted to background tasks.

12 | Building an Azure Back End

Build a connected experience that makes users' data available, regardless of device. Look at using roaming data and OneDrive and how to integrate Azure App Service Mobile Apps within your apps.

13 | Live Tiles, Notifications, and Action Center

Engage your users with Live Tiles and notifications when your app isn't running. Learn how to use the new adaptive template available with Windows 10. Integrate your app with Action Center.

14 | More Personal Computing

Take user interaction beyond the keyboard and mouse with Windows Hello and face recognition, speech input, and integration with Cortana, inking support, adding sharing, and drag and drop.

15 | App-to-App Communication

See how app-to-app communication will work in your UWP apps. Get context on how this worked in Windows 8.1, and then review URI activation, sending files, query URI support, and App Services.

16 | App Services

Find out what App Services are, explore scenarios, and then look at App Services Clients and App Services Servers. Find out how to debug an App Service, and hear details on App Service lifetime.

17 | Porting 8.1 Apps

Get an overview of the migration paths for bringing your apps to Windows 10. Then, dig deeper into scenarios for migrating Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 8.1 universal apps to Windows 10.

18 | Submitting Your App to the Store

Package your app and submit it to the Windows Store, a single store for all the different types of Windows apps. Explore the opportunities for monetization, such as advertising and in-app purchases.

Recommended Resources & Next Steps

Take this opportunity to explore these topics in greater detail, at your own pace.

Learn

• Explore the Universal Windows Platform.
• Take a look at XAML controls in UWP.
• Explore windowing and in-app navigation.
• Learn about adaptive UI.
• Get the details on adaptive code.
• Look at the application lifecycle.
• Find out about XAML performance.
• Dig into new tooling in Visual Studio 2015.
• Hear about the Microsoft Web Platform.
• Learn about improvements to XAML data binding.
• Take a look at background execution.
• Hear about building an Azure back end.
• Get to know Live Tiles, Notifications, and the Action Center.
• Hear about App Services.
• Get details on porting Windows 8.1 apps to Windows 10.
• Learn to submit your app to the Windows Store.
• Take personal computing beyond the mouse and keyboard.
• Explore app-to-app communication.