Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish developer’s guide to Microsoft’s brand-new Windows Phone 7.5. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything developers need to rapidly build highly competitive Windows Phone 7.5 mobile apps.
Windows Phone 7 (WP7) isn’t just a state-of-the-art cellphone platform: it’s the best opportunity ever for thousands of .NET developers to leverage their skills in the fast-growing mobile space. Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first book designed to help them grab hold of this opportunity, rapidly build high-quality production applications, and get them to market in time to achieve first-mover advantage. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading-edge WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughn, this book teaches all facets of WP7 development through complete sample applications and carefully explained code. Drawing on his exceptional access to the WP7 development team through the elite Microsoft Silverlight and WPF Insiders group, Vaughn shares state-of-the-art information available in no other book. Vaughn begins with an overview of the Windows Phone 7 platform, its key innovations, and the process of WP7 application development. Download eBook Free »
Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Application Development in 24 Hours
This is a practical, hands-on guide to mastering mobile development with Microsoft’s highly anticipated Windows Phone 7 platform. Written by four experts in Windows Phone 7, this book delivers a solid, wide-ranging understanding of the entire mobile application development process. The authors start with the absolute basics, including installing and utilizing Windows Phone 7 development tools; working with the Metro user interface; and migrating from desktop development. Then, step-by-step, you master page-based navigation, finger-friendly development, storage, integration, profiling, debugging, performance optimization, and more. The authors walk through using Microsoft Silverlight to create intuitive applications that interact with the cloud; developing mobile games with XNA; and distributing applications via the Marketplace. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, this book delivers a practical grounding in Windows Phone development without ever becoming overwhelming or intimidating. Each lesson builds on everything that’s come before, helping you learn core techniques from the ground up. You learn key concepts, syntax, and techniques through short, practical examples that reflect the realities of mobile development, and apply Microsoft’s own best practices.
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! Download eBook Free »
Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Game Programming in 24 Hours
Now, there’s a practical, hands-on guide to mastering 2D and 3D game development for Windows Phone 7 with Visual C# 2010 and XNA Game Studio 4.0. One step at a time, this book teaches all facets of mobile game development, from design through publishing via Microsoft’s Marketplace. Top game development author Jonathan S. Harbour starts with the absolute basics, making Windows Phone game development accessible even to programmers who’ve never written a game before. Then, one step at a time, he shows how to use Microsoft’s free XNA toolset to design and construct high-performance, highly-playable games for the newest Windows Phone 7 devices. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, this book delivers a practical grounding in Windows Phone 7 game development without ever becoming overwhelming or intimidating. Each lesson builds on everything that’s come before, helping readers learn core techniques from the ground up. Readers learn key concepts, syntax, and techniques through short, practical examples that reflect the realities of modern mobile game development.
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build high performance games for Windows Phone 7 with Microsoft’s free XNA 4.0 toolset. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master all the skills you need to design, develop, test, and publish highly playable games for any WP7 device. You’ll learn how to integrate game logic, touch screen user input, bitmaps, animations, audio, physics effects, GPS location services, and more. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, culminating in the construction of a complete game and giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Download eBook Free »
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