What you need for this book

The basic software requirements for this book are as follows:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 and higher
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
• Windows 8 operating system
• A Windows Phone to deploy Windows Phone apps
• Latest web browsers
• An account on Windows Azure

Who this book is for

The purpose of this book is to give you ready-made steps in the form of recipes to develop common tasks that, as a developer, you might often be required to access. This book utilizes its chapters skillfully to provide as much information as it can and also in as much detail as necessary to kick-start the operation. This book also delivers in-depth analysis of some advanced sections of the subject to get you to an expert's level. If you are a beginner in the development environment and want to gain expertise on the ongoing technologies in the market, this book is ideal for you. Even for architects and project managers, this book is a guide to enriching your existing knowledge.

This book uses C# and Visual Studio 2013 with Windows 8 (as the operating system) in the examples. Even though you do not require any knowledge of Visual Studio to start, you are expected to have some basic theoretical and practical overall experience on the subjects to understand the recipes. The book bridges the gap between a beginner and an advanced developer.