Start building apps on Windows 8 – Video training content (French)

As announced by our friends at the Microsoft Innovation Center, Renaud Dumont, their evangelist has put together a set of videos in the form of a training to get started on Windows 8 development.

If you speak French, check out the great work they have prepared and jumpstart your Windows 8 app development!  

This MOOC (in French) is an introduction to that new Windows 8 development environment. It’s meant for people who want to get started quickly.

Objectives:

With the videos, you’ll learn :

• • • The new Windows 8 
    • WinRT, the framework for Modern apps  
    • 8 design principles for Windows 8 
    • What’s new for Web developers 
    • What’s new for .NET developers 
    • A few new controls…

Course :

1. Introduction :

• • • 1.1 – Resources and useful links  
    • 1.2 – Windows 8 for the end user
    • 1.3 – WinRT, the modern framework
    • 1.4 – Application lifecycle

2. Windows 8 design principles :

• • • 2.1 – Focus on content
    • 2.2 – Be fast and fluid
    • 2.3 – Responsive and scalable design
    • 2.4 – Take advantage of contracts
    • 2.5 – Live Tile and Roaming

3. Development’s basics :

• • • 3.1 – For web developers
    • 3.2 – For .NET developers
    • 3.3 – New controls
    • 3.4 – Present data with GridView and ListView
    • 3.5 – Makes your layout responsive with XAML and CSS

Resources :

Now that you’re ready to start developing your own Windows Store app, you probably want to dive into code… Here are some must-have resources:

Microsoft Belgium & Luxembourg:

The reference for every Windows developer in Belgium. Have a look at the agenda to know about all the Windows 8 events planned by Microsoft and the community.
https://www.microsoft.com/belux/msdn/apps/windows/default.aspx

Windows 8 Dev Camp In a Box :

A Hands-On kit containing all the labs you need to learn how to build Windows Store apps. It is available in JS/HTML and in C#/XAML.
https://aka.ms/windows8campinabox