Advanced Windows Store App Development Using HTML5 and JavaScript

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Advanced Windows Store App Development Using HTML5 and JavaScript

Prerequisites:

Microsoft Certified Course 20482 Advanced Windows Store App DevelopmentUsing HTML5 and JavaScript 

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As of November 18, 2013, this exam includescontent covering Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013. .

 

Develop Windows Store apps (15-20%)

  • Create background tasks
    • Implement the Windows.applicationmodel.background classes; implement WebUIBackgroundTaskInstance; create a background task to manage and preserve resources; create a background task to get notifications for an app; register the background task by using the BackgroundTaskBuilder class; prioritize tasks by using the Scheduler namespace
  • Consume background tasks
    • Use timing triggers and system triggers; keep communication channels open; request lock screen access; use the backgroundtransfer class to finish downloads
  • Integrate WinMD components into a solution
    • Consume a WinMD component in JavaScript; handle WinMD reference types; reference a WinMD component

Preparation resources

  • Background task sample
  • Windows Runtime Components in a .NET World

Discover and interact with devices (15-20%)

  • Capture media with the camera and microphone
    • Use CameraCaptureUI to take pictures or video, and configure camera settings; use MediaCapture to capture pictures, video, and audio; configure camera settings; set media formats; handle media capture events; implement advanced photo capabilities, such as sequence mode, thumbnails, and focus mode
  • Get data from sensors
    • Determine the availability of a sensor (Windows.devices.sensors); add sensor requests to the app manifest; handle sensor events; get sensor properties; determine location via GPS; enable geofencing
  • Enumerate and discover device capabilities
    • Discover the capabilities and properties of available devices, for example, GPS, removable storage, accelerometer, and near field communication
  • Implement device access
    • USB; Bluetooth; Human Interface Device (HID); 3D printer support; Point of Service (PoS) devices

Preparation resources

  • CameraCaptureUI Sample
  • Bluetooth device support
  • USB device support

Program user interaction (15-20%)

  • Implement printing by using contracts and charms
    • Implement the print contract; create a custom print template; construct a print preview; handle print pagination; implement in-app printing; expose printer settings within an app
  • Implement Play To by using contracts and charms
    • Register an app for Play To; use PlayToManager stream media assets; register an app as a PlayToReceiver; programmatically implement PlayTo functionality
  • Notify users by using Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
    • Authenticate with WNS; request, create, and save a notification channel; call and poll the WNS; configure and implement push notifications by using Azure Mobile Services

Preparation resources

  • Charms work on every screen
  • Play To feature updates
  • Azure Mobile Services for Windows Store app and Android app developers

Enhance the user interface (15-20%)

  • Design for and implement UI responsiveness
    • Choose an asynchronous strategy between web workers and promises; implement web workers; nest and chain promises; make custom functions promise-aware; improve interface performance by using the Scheduler namespace
  • Implement animations and transitions
    • Apply animations from the animation library (WinJS.UI.animation); create and customize animations and transitions by using CSS; apply transformations; create animations by using keypoints; apply timing functions; animate with the HTML5 <canvas> element
  • Create custom controls
    • Create custom controls using WinJS.Namespace, WinJS.Class.define, and HTML; bind to custom controls with data-win-bind; inherit from and extend an existing WinJS control
  • Design apps for globalization and localization
    • Implement .resjson files to translate text; implement collation and grouping to support different reading directions; implement culture-specific formatting for dates and times; bind JSON properties to resources by using the data-win-res property

Preparation resources

  • Globalizing your app (Windows Store apps using JavaScript and HTML)

Manage data and security (15-20%)

  • Design and implement data caching
    • Choose which types of items (user data, settings, application data) in your app should be persisted to the cache based on requirements; choose when items are cached; choose where items are cached (Microsoft Azure, Azure Mobile Services, remote storage); select a caching mechanism; store data by using indexDB, LocalStorage, and SessionStorage
  • Save and retrieve files
    • Handle file streams; save and retrieve files by using the StorageFile and StorageFolder classes; set file extensions and associations; save and retrieve files by using file pickers and the folder picker; compress files to save space; access libraries and KnownFolders, for example, pictures, documents, and videos; manage appearance of the file picker; improve searchability by using Windows Index; integrate OneDrive with apps; compare files; manage libraries
  • Secure application data
    • Encrypt data by using the Windows.Security.Cryptography namespace; enroll and request certificates; encrypt data by using certificates; revoke file permissions

Preparation resources

  • Files

Prepare for a solution deployment (15-20%)

  • Design and implement monetization features in an app
    • Set up a timed trial; set up a feature-based trial; implement in-app purchases; transition an app from trial to full
  • Design for error handling
    • Design the app so that errors and exceptions never reach the user; handle device capability errors; handle promises errors
  • Design and implement a test strategy
    • Design a functional test plan; implement a coded UI test; design a reliability test plan, including performance testing, stress testing, scalability testing, and duration testing; simulate in-app purchases
  • Design a diagnostics and monitoring strategy
    • Design profiling, tracing, performance counters, audit trails (events and information), and usage reporting; decide where to log events (local vs. centralized reporting)
  • Evaluate and configure for Windows Store deployment
    • Configure app options to submit to the Windows Store, such as age restrictions, privacy statement, permissions, images, and contact information; create application files, resource files, and application bundles; verify application readiness by using the Windows Application Certification Kit (WACK)

Preparation resources

  • Testing Windows Store apps
  • Debugging and testing
  • Windows App Certification Kit 3.0

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