With some basic web development skills like javascript, you can go beyond the browser and create Universal Windows apps. The Universal Windows Platform from Microsoft allows you to create a single package and target a variety of devices in the Windows family: desktops, phones, and tablets—even the Xbox. In this course, you will learn how to leverage your web skills to develop Universal Window apps with WinJS—Microsoft's open-source javascript framework—and deploy them to many different targets.

Watch to gain an understanding of the Universal Windows Platform and the application life cycle. Learn to create adaptive layouts with WinJS controls. Discover how to store and share data, capture a variety of input, and explore the unified Microsoft-specific APIs: Windows Core and Geolocation. Stacey Mulcahy, a Windows evangelist, provides developers with everything they need to start building Universal Windows apps and break into cross-device development.