Brandon Satrom and I are writing a book on Metro/JS apps for Win8, with Don Box. All of the content on this page is subject to change.

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Table of Contents

• Foreword: Chris Anderson
• Foreword: Rey Bango
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Hello, Windows 8
• Chapter 2. Binding and Controls
• Chapter 3. Layout
• Chapter 4. Typography
• Chapter 5. Media
• Chapter 6. Drawing and Animation
• Chapter 7. App State
• Chapter 8. Networking
• Chapter 9. Shell Contracts
• Chapter 10. Shell Integration
• Chapter 11. Device Interaction
• Chapter 12. Extending With C++
• Chapter 13. Making Money
• Appendix A: JavaScript for C-family Programmers
• Appendix B: Styling & Presentation at a Glance

Samples

Most of the chapters have several source code samples that accompany them, which you can download and use how you see fit. Enjoy!