Windows 8 Background Processing and Lifecycle Management

Pluralsight
Course Summary
Creating background tasks and handling state management in Windows 8 Store apps
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Course Description
This course explores the new way Windows 8 Store apps execute on a system, and the new challenges faced by developers. Topics covered include managing the state of the application and an exploration of the different types of background processing that are possible in Windows 8, including a look at how to perform downloads in the background, and how to create applications that are capable of playing audio while they're not in the foreground.
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Course Syllabus
Course overview- 4m 39s
—Course outline 4m 39sThe Windows 8 Process Lifecycle and State Management- 1h 8m
—Overview 2m 14s
—Windows 8 Process Lifecycle 9m 53s
—Demo: Process Lifecycle 1m 27s
—Application events 5m 51s
—Demo: Adding the application events 6m 36s
—Launching and activation 4m 25s
—Demo: Launching and activation 2m 20s
—State management using LocalSettings and LocalFolder 5m 32s
—Demo: LocalSettings 8m 34s
—State management using RoamingSettings and RoamingFolder 1m 52s
—Demo: RoamingSettings 1m 21s
—SuspensionManager 1m 42s
—Demo: SuspensionManager 5m 18s
—Push Notifications 5m 40s
—Demo: Push Notifications 5m 12s
—Summary 0m 52sPerforming work in the background in Windows 8- 47m 10sLock screen apps- 50m 32sUploading and downloading files in the background- 21m 27sPlaying audio in the background- 12m 28s
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