Windows 8 / WinRT

W13 Windows Store Application Contracts and Extensibility

05/15/2013

3:00PM - 4:15PM

Level: Introductory

Brian Peek

Senior Technical Evangelist

Microsoft

In this session, we will explore these contracts and how they can be used in any Windows Store application to provide a seamless, integrated experience for users.

Contracts are a new feature of Windows 8 Store applications that allow interaction with the operating system and other Store applications in a standard way. With contracts, applications can implement interfaces to allow searching, sharing, settings, app-to-app file picking, and more. In this session, we will explore these contracts and how they can be used in any Windows Store application to provide a seamless, integrated experience for users.

You will learn:

  • How to use several of the Windows Store Application contracts
  • How to implement these contracts in ways that make sense for your application
  • How to make your application "feel" like it's part of the new Windows 8 UI