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Microsoft

Develop Windows 10 applications

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

Overview

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  • Module 1: Get acquainted with Windows 10 development, install essential tools, and find out about the Windows Insider Program.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about the key Windows development platforms.
    • Be introduced to the Windows Insider Program.
  • Module 2: Learn how to use Visual Studio in GitHub to create, debug, and deploy Windows 10 applications with themes, refactoring, and code snippets.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn the key features of Visual Studio.
    • Build a simple app by using Visual Studio.
    • Debug a Windows 10 app.
    • Use themes and other Visual Studio features.
  • Module 3: Learn how to create apps in the most popular Windows development frameworks - UWP, WPF, and Windows Forms.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn how to write the same app on multiple Windows platforms.
  • Module 4: Learn how to build apps with Azure Cognitive Services that can find images based on text descriptions and write an app that connects to a NASA image service.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Use Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services to find images based on text descriptions.
    • Write an app that connects to NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" service to download a picture.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Introduction to Windows 10 development
    • Introduction to Windows 10 development
    • Install the tools automatically
    • Install the tools manually
    • Windows developer settings
    • The Windows Insider Program
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Getting started with Visual Studio for Windows 10 app development
    • An overview of Visual Studio features
    • The basics of debugging in Visual Studio
    • Using NuGet to add functionality to your app
    • More advanced Visual Studio features
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Write your first Windows 10 application
    • Introduction to writing Windows apps
    • Exercise - Writing a UWP app
    • Exercise - Writing a WPF app
    • Exercise - Writing a Windows Forms app
    • Exercise - Writing an app by using Windows Template Studio
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Write internet-connected Windows apps
    • Exercise - Build an app that uses Azure Cognitive Services
    • Exercise - Build an app that accesses an internet portal
    • Summary

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