Creating Desktop Apps with UWP (Show IT, Bratislava 2017)

How to best support both WPF and UWP, and move from WPF to UWP

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1. Creating Desktop Apps
   with UWP
   Christian Nagel
   @christiannagel
   www.cninnovation.com
   

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2. Goals
   • When & how to use UWP for Data-Driven
   Business Applications
   • Moving from WPF to UWP
   • Introducing important concepts for UWP
   

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3. Non-Goals
   • A complete application
   • UI Styles
   • Desktop Bridge for UWP
   • No Crashes (using Visual Studio 2017 RC)
   

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4. Agenda
   WPF or
   UWP?
   Sharing
   Code
   UWP
   XAML
   Features
   

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5. Christian Nagel
   • Training
   • Coaching
   • Consulting
   • Microsoft MVP
   • thinktecture
   • www.cninnovation.com
   

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7. WPF OR UWP?
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8. All your users
   upgraded to
   Windows 10!
   

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9. No
   

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10. Why not always WPF?
    • Use New Features
    • Modern Styling and APIs
    • Different Devices
    • Windows 10 uses UWP
    • Performance
    

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11. UWP Features
    • Easy Deployment/Updates
    • New Controls
    • Data Sharing
    • Tile Updates, Notifications
    

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12. Windows 7 Users
    • WPF is necessary
    • Desktop Bridge to add UWP Features for
    Win10 Users
    • Write the UI multiple times
    • Just the UI
    

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13. SHARING CODE
    2
    

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14. Libraries
    • .NET Libraries only for WPF/.NET Framework
    • .NET Core Libraries only for .NET Core
    • Portable Libraries for …
    • .NET Standard makes sharing easier
    

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15. MVVM Pattern
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    View-Model
    Model
    INotifyPropertyChanged
    INotifyPropertyChanged
    Data Binding, Binding to Commands
    XAML
    

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16. Dependency Injection
    

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17. What you’ve seen
    • Portable Libraries
    • MVVM removes strong dependencies
    • DI Container makes DI easy
    

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18. UWP XAML FEATURES
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19. Assigning Commands
    

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20. Compiled Binding
    

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21. Controls
    

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22. What you’ve seen
    • AppBar
    • Compiled Binding
    • Enhanced TextBox
    • SplitView
    • RelativePanel
    • Adaptive Trigger
    

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23. Summary
    • Use MVVM and DI with XAML
    • Portable / .NET Standard Library
    • XAML Features
    

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24. Questions?
    

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25. More Information (1)
    • https://docs.microsoft.com
    • Sample Code:
    • https://github.com/CNinnovation
    

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26. More Information (2)
    • https://github.com/ProfessionalCSharp
    • https://csharp.christiannagel.com
    • https://www.cninnovation.com
    • Training & Coaching
    

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27. Thank you!
    

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28. Images Copyright
    • Decision Time © Steve Woods
    • Yeah © Redbaron
    • Sulky angry child © Godfer
    • Diversity workers © Vladimir
    Mucibabic
    • Injection © Maybe123
    • Spousal Abuse Humor © Ken
    Hurst
    • Communication © Fantasista
    • Pilots in the plane © Nikolai
    Sorokin
    • Bratislava © Tomas1111
    • http://www.dreamstime.com
    

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29. www.showit.sk
    www.gopas.sk
    

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