Introduction

Application development is certainly an exciting task that allows you to create amazing solutions that may be used by people all over the world! What is more, with the usage of the Windows 10 platform, you can develop Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications that run on various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and desktops. The availability of great tools and a lot of interesting resources make such a task significantly easier. Additionally, they shorten the time required for preparing the product. So, why not try developing another great solution that could be known and used in various regions of the world?

However, before developing amazing applications and sharing them with others, you need to perform a set of necessary steps, such as setting up a suitable Integrated Development Environment (IDE), creating a project, or adding pages to your application. Then, you need to design a User Interface (UI) as well as handle suitable navigation within the application. You also need to write supporting code in a programming language as well as test the newly created application in an emulator and a real device.

Unfortunately, sometimes not everything works exactly as you plan. Therefore, it is important to learn how to debug your solution and find the source of the problem as well as measure performance to ensure that the application will work smoothly on various devices.

In the case of this book, we will use Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) for UI definition as well as the C# programming language to specify the interaction with the UI and to prepare business logic.

If you are already aware of the previously mentioned topics, you could skip this chapter. Otherwise, it is strongly recommended that you read it thoroughly because the information will be used in the remaining part of this book as well. Let's start!