Windows 8 JavaScript Metro Application–Getting Started

Couple of mounths ago I wrote about My First Windows 8 Application – Metro Puzzle when using Windows 8 Developer Preview, since than things has changed.

In this article I'll show the new Windows 8 JavaScript development process and couple of features for Metro apps.
•Getting Started
•Settings
•MessageBox
•Splash
•Asynchronous Programming & App Storage

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Using Bing Maps For Windows 8 Metro Apps - C# / JavaScript

Bing Maps SDK is available for Visual Studio 2012 RC and Windows 8 release preview, Bing Maps SDK is easy fast and cool control that you can use in your Metro App.

Bing Maps SDK for Metro style apps (Release Preview) combines the power of Windows 8 and Bing Maps™ to provide an enhanced mapping experience for Metro style apps. This SDK includes controls for apps built using JavaScript, as well as apps built using C#, C++, and Visual Basic.

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Shocker: Windows 8 is an Android killer

Developer Daniel Sharp says that working with Windows 8 is simple and enjoyable, unlike the often unpredictable Android.

I’ve just come from another testing meeting. Seven of us around a table looking at an Android app that’s in the mid-stages of development. We’ve found unique issues on each device, every device on the table was running a different version of Android, with different resolutions, capabilities and specifications. Getting this right is going to be time consuming…
 

Meanwhile, for the past seven weeks we’ve also been working on a super-secret project building magazine apps for the Windows 8 launch. In those seven weeks, we’ve managed to create a solid first version, that works across all resolutions, laptops, desktops and tablets, whether they use a touch screen, pen or mouse. Development was easy.

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What’s new for Developers in Windows 8 Release Preview

Upgrading from Windows 8 Consoler Preview to Release Preview introduces changes to Metro development, namespaces, styles names, project structures, and so much more.
If you are a developer and you are wondering what the delta really is for developers, you are in luck. The Windows team has written such a document (Migrating your Windows 8 Consumer Preview app to Windows 8 Release Preview) and it goes into incredible detail for you.

This paper provides guidance and tips for migrating code assets built using the Windows 8 Consumer Preview released in February 2012 to the Windows 8 Release Preview. It includes porting guidance, a change manifest, and helpful details for developers who are tasked with migrating apps from the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. It assumes that the reader is familiar with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

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