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Visual Studio 2013 and .NET 4.5 Expert Cookbook

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Visual Studio 2013 and .NET 4.5 Expert Cookbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Visual Studio 2013 and .NET 4.5 Expert Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introduction


Windows Phones are the newest smart device that has come to the market and host the Windows operating system from Microsoft. The new operating system that was introduced to the market significantly differs from the previous Windows mobile operating system. Microsoft has shifted gears on producing a consumer-oriented phone rather than an enterprise mobile environment. The operating system is stylish and focused on the consumer. It was built keeping a few principles in mind:

  • Simple and light, with focus on completing primary tasks quickly

  • Distinct typography (Segoe WP) for all its UI

  • Smart and predefined animation for the UI

  • Focus on content, not chrome (the whole screen is available to the application for use)

  • Honesty in design

Unlike the previous Windows Phone operating system, Windows Phone 8 is built on the same core on which Windows PC is now running. The shared core indicates that the Windows core system includes the same Windows OS, including NT Kernel, NT filesystem, and networking...