Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit (Wrox Book + InnerWorkings Software)

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Presenting the most innovative way to learn Windows 8 development

If you’re a developer who loves to read books and learn new skills by solving coding problems, we’ve brought the best of both worlds together. Presented by Wrox and InnerWorkings, this value-packed book-and-training software kit offers you an effective hands-on learning environment. The bundle consists of Wrox’s book Beginning Windows 8 Application Development paired with practice-based coding challenges powered by InnerWorkings. They offer a unique learning environment using the following steps:

1. First, the book presents a step-by-step walkthrough for developing Windows 8 applications
2. Then, the InnerWorkings challenges give you a hands-on way to test and measure your new skills
3. Last, resource links embedded in the InnerWorkings tool provide further development guidance on specific topics as needed

Each practice-based InnerWorkings challenge indicates which chapter in the book complements each lesson. After reading the book, you will test your new skills with the related InnerWorkings coding challenges.  As you write code in Visual Studio 2012 to solve each challenge, InnerWorkings’ patented code-judging engine evaluates your code and provides real-time feedback.

The Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit offers you:

• In-depth and step-by-step tutorials for building outstanding Windows 8 applications
• Practice-based coding challenges with real-time feedback on your code solutions
• The InnerWorkings coding sandbox that runs in Visual Studio to help you practice and learn core development skills
• A personal certificate of achievement each time you complete 3 hours of validated training

The InnerWorkings platform has been tested, used, and validated by over 200,000 developers and many Fortune 500 corporations worldwide. Brought to you by Wrox and InnerWorkings, the Beginning Windows 8 Application Development Coding Skills Kit lets you accelerate your Windows 8 app development skills in a fun and challenging learning environment.

Training software requirements: Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012, internet access

Genre: Computers / Programming / Microsoft (fancy, right?)