Certification Learning Path

MCSD: Windows Store Apps

Demonstrate your expertise at designing and developing fast and fluid Windows 8 apps. There are two paths to achieving this certification—using HTML5 or C#. If you’re leveraging your existing web programming skills in JavaScript, or starting from scratch on a new website, we recommend choosing the HTML5 path. If you‘re a .NET developer and are planning to create Windows 8 apps, choose the C# path. Earning an MCSD: Windows Store Apps certification will qualify you for such jobs as software developer, web developer, and quality engineer. (The courses listed below will give you a good start in preparing for this certification.) source: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/


70-483: Programming in C#

70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C#
Course TitleRuntimeVideosTrailer
Metro Style Apps Using C#, Part 1: Getting Started 2h 19m 7
Metro Style Apps Using C#, Part 2: Creating UI 3h 52m 12 N/A
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 01: Introduction to Apps 1h 56m 5
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 02: Creating UI 1h 53m 4
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 03: Style Controls 1h 10m 3
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 04: App Bar and Commands 0h 55m 2
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 05: Bindings 1h 50m 4
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 06: Shapes 1h 1m 3
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 07: Brushes 1h 14m 3
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 08: Animation 2h 11m 5
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 09: Views, Binding, and Templates 1h 27m 3
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 10: Styles, Sources, and Zoom 1h 13m 3
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 11: String and Image Resources 1h 44m 3
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 12: Notifications and Toast 1h 22m 4
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 13: Tiles and Templates 1h 43m 5
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 14: Badges and Secondary Tiles 1h 34m 4
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 15: Printing and Charms 2h 5m 5
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 16: Working with Files 1h 13m 6
Windows 8 Using XAML, Part 17: Shares and Searching 1h 21m 5
Windows 8.1 What's New, Part 1 of 3: Dev Overview 1h 14m 5
Windows 8.1 What's New, Part 2 of 3: Retargeting 1h 0m 3
Windows 8.1 What's New, Part 3 of 3: Data and Contracts 1h 59m 7

70-485: Advanced Windows Store App Development Using C#