April 2012
Beginner
416 pages
9h 15m
English
book
Sams Teach Yourself Windows® Phone 7 Application Development in 24 Hours
by Scott Dorman, Kevin Wolf, Nikita Polyakov, Joe Healy
Overview
Covers Windows Phone 7.5
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to
develop mobile applications for Windows Phone 7! Using this
book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll
learn the fundamentals of Windows Phone 7 app development, how to
leverage Silverlight or the XNA Framework, and how to get your apps
into the Windows Marketplace. One step at a time, you’ll
master new features ranging from the new sensors to using launchers
and choosers. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already
learned, helping you get the job done fast—and get it done
right!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the
most common Windows Phone 7 app development tasks.
Quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter help you
test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to
the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to
perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give
you advice on how to avoid them.
Learn how to...
Choose an application framework
Use the sensors
Develop touch-friendly apps
Utilize push notifications
Consume web data services
Integrate with Windows Phone hubs
Use the Bing Map control
Get better performance out of your apps
Work with data
Localize your apps
Use launchers and choosers
Market and sell your apps
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