JavaScript and Windows Store Apps - In the Trenches
summary
Worked on Evernote's Skitch Touch and runs Windows 8 apps as JavaScript inside the IE10 engine using the Windows Runtime (WinRT) and the WinJS helpers. App pages load via the ms-appx protocol so the initial DOM stays in memory, included scripts parse only once, and navigation merges head/body fragments. OS APIs are promise-based like createFileAsync (use .then callbacks), pointer events use MS pointer model, and packaging delivers readable source so run the WACK and follow Windows design rules.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:35Windows Store Apps
- 6:30Windows Runtime
- 9:25WinJS
- 12:03Navigation Model
- 18:30HTTP vs MS Apex
- 20:06Promises
- 23:14Local Folder
- 25:42Async
- 26:42Promise Object
- 30:00Promise Spec
- 32:18PowerPoint
- 33:26Browser
- 35:05Gestures
- 36:43Questions
- 38:00Tips
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