Microsoft Platform and Tools for Mobile App Development

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Introduction
	Who should read this book
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	Organization of this book
	Acknowledgments
	Errata, updates, & book support
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Microsoft platform for mobile app development
Chapter 2: Developing client mobile apps
	Choices for cross-platform mobile development
	Building hybrid mobile apps based on HTML/JavaScript
		Using Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova
	Building native and cross-platform apps
		Using C#, .NET, and Xamarin in Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
		Building native components by using Visual Studio C++ cross-platform
		Building native games by using Visual Studio Tools for Unity
	Creating custom LoB apps quickly by using Microsoft PowerApps
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Chapter 3: Developing back-end services
	Mobile back ends using Azure App Service
		Mobile back-end services with Azure Mobile Apps
		Workflow and business processes with Azure App Service Logic Apps
	Building microservices with Azure Service Fabric
		Azure Service Fabric
	Implementing data platform services by using Azure
		SQL databases using Azure SQL Database
		NoSQL databases using Azure DocumentDB
		Storage via Azure Storage
		Caching by using Azure Redis Cache
	On-premises back-end systems via Azure Stack
		On-premises services for mobile apps: Azure Stack App Service
	Back-end platform for Internet of Things with Microsoft Azure
Chapter 4: DevOps for mobile
	Managing teams and projects by using VSTS/TFS
	Continuous integration, deployment, and release management using VSTS/TFS, Xamarin Test Cloud, and HockeyApp
		Managing a beta release program by using HockeyApp
		Gathering operational and behavioral analytics by using HockeyApp
	Getting mobile customer insights and implementing marketing campaigns by using Azure Mobile Engagement
		Real-time actionable analytics to maximize return on investment
		Value-added push and communications platform
		Open APIs and ease of integration
	DevOps for back-end mobile services using VSTS, Azure, and Application Insights
		Analyzing the health of back-end services by using Visual Studio Application Insights
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Chapter 5: Securing and managing mobile apps
	Securing mobile apps
		Identity, SSO, authentication, and authorization
		Communication security
		Threats analysis
		Data protection on device (data at rest)
	Managing client mobile apps and devices
		Securing mobile apps end to end with Microsoft Intune MAM
Chapter 6: Conclusions
	Key takeaways
Appendix: Technology decision tables
	Mobile app development technologies
		Hybrid and cross-platform: Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova
		Native and cross-platform: C#—Visual Studio with .NET and Xamarin
		Rapid Mobile App Development (RMAD) with Microsoft PowerApps
	Back-end and cloud services technologies
		PaaS and MBaaS
		PaaS: Microservices and hyperscale
		Service development technologies
		Data platform in Azure for mobile apps
	DevOps for mobile: Tools and SDKs
		Development team collaboration services and tools
	Technologies for securing mobile apps
		Identity, SSO, and authentication
		Authentication client SDKs for mobile apps
		Managing and securing mobile apps and devices
		Other security products
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