What Web Developers Need to Know to Develop Native HTML5/JavaScript Apps

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You already have a Web app on the Internet and want to reach customers with a new, targeted experience on Windows 8. Come get practical guidance and best practices on how to reuse your Web assets. Come dive into the specifics of this exciting platform and see how you can use your Web skills to build deeply-integrated Windows apps.

This session will start with the introduction on new HTML5 and CSS3 features introduced in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer is the browser for rendering modern (HTML5/CSS3) standards-compliant websites. It is also one of the foundations for Windows 8 app development.

· You’ll discover how this mirrors or differs from traditional Web programming and how to harness the rich capabilities of Windows 8 through JavaScript and the Windows Runtime.

· You'll learn techniques for turning your HTML5, CSS and JavaScript into a great Windows app including touch-enablement, adopting the Windows look and feel, and system integration.

This session will jump start you with everything you need to know to start building Windows 8 apps with the skills you already have.

I presented What Web Developers Need to Know to Develop Native HTML5/JavaScript Apps at the Silicon Valley Code Camp this year, and many of you have asked for my slide deck. 

Here is the presentation:

 

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