Hilo JavaScript available as an e-book

The Hilo JavaScript end-to-end photo sample provides guidance to JavaScript developers who want to create a Windows 8 app using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, the Windows Runtime, and modern development patterns.

Hilo JavaScript is now available as a free e-book download from here.

12 days of geekmas

MSDN UK have launched their 12 days of Geekmas competition. It’ll unsurprisingly be running for 12 days, will have 278 prizes and a challenge each day. Check out the first day here.

The MSDN UK team blog can be found here.

11 reasons to read the Hilo Javascript guidance

11 reasons to read Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using JavaScript: Hilo:

• It provides a practical example you can use to kickstart your Windows 8 app development.
• Async programming patterns and tips.
• Learn how to use a separated presentation pattern.
• Learn how to use the query builder pattern.
• Have fun with tiles and splash screens.
• Understand how to implement page navigation.
• Work with custom data sources.
• Work with the touch interface.
• Examples of suspend, resume, and activation.
• Performance pointers.
• See how Hilo JavaScript was tested and deployed.

And the number one reason?

• Meet the Hilo team

Hilo available as an e-book

The Hilo end-to-end photo sample provides guidance to C++ developers that want to create a Windows 8 app using modern C++, XAML, the Windows Runtime, and recommended development patterns.

Hilo is now available as a free e-book download from here.

Announcing Hilo JavaScript

Hilo is a Windows Store app I helped patterns & practices to develop earlier in the year. The app, originally developed using C++ and XAML, is an end-to-end app that demonstrates modern development practices for building Windows Store apps.

We’ve now finished redeveloping Hilo as a WinJS app. The app, along with the accompanying guidance documentation, demonstrates to Windows Store app developers how to:

• Use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Windows Runtime to create a world-ready app for the global market.
• Implement tiles, pages, controls, touch, navigation, file system queries, and suspend/resume.
• Implement the Model-View-Presenter and query builder patterns.
• Test your app and tune its performance.

Hilo JavaScript can be found on the Windows Dev Center here.