Thank you for attending my Windows 8 talk during WOWZAPP Hackathon.
Quick summary is:
– Design Chrome-less experiences (use appbar’s for navigation and command)
– Use Live Tiles
– Incorporate Search and Share capabilities
– Use Async calls
– User Azure as a backend (and focus on great UX for your app)
Following are the links the samples that I highlighted in my Windows 8 Design talk.
Live Tiles: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/App-tiles-and-badges-sample-5fc49148
Sharing Source: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Sharing-Content-Source-App-d9bffd84
Sharing Target: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Sharing-Content-Target-App-e2689782
Search Contract: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Search-app-contract-sample-118a92f5
For all your backend, notifications, state persistence needs do use Windows Azure.
Check out Windows Azure Mobile Services @ http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/mobile/
Here’s a quick sample for your reference:-
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/doto-a-simple-social-todo-7e6ba464
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