Windows Phone 8 – Let’s start
This is the Windows Phone 8 JumpStart training content. The training is a fast-paced, demo-packed and very highly rated learning experience tailored to show developers how to quickly build responsive, appealing and effective apps. All 20 modules are now available online for viewing on demand on Channel 9<. For more detail, refer to the WindowsPhone team blog post
Here is the full outline:
- Mod 01a: Introducing Windows Phone 8 Development Part 1
- Mod 01b: Introducing Windows Phone 8 Development Part 2
- Mod 02: Designing Windows Phone 8 Apps
- Mod 03: Building Windows Phone 8 Apps
- Mod 04: Files and Storage on Windows Phone 8
- Mod 05: Windows Phone 8 Application Lifecycle
- Mod 06: Background Agents
- Mod 07: Tiles and Lock Screen Notifications
- Mod 08: Push Notifications
- Mod 09: Using Phone Resources in Windows Phone 8
- Mod 10: App to App Communication in Windows Phone 8
- Mod 11: Network Communication in Windows Phone 8
- Mod 12: Proximity Sensors and Bluetooth in Windows Phone 8
- Mod 13: Speech Input in Windows Phone 8
- Mod 14: Maps and Location in Windows Phone 8
- Mod 15: Wallet Support
- Mod 16: In-App Purchasing
- Mod 17: The Windows Phone Store
- Mod 18: Enterprise App Architecture
- Mod 19: Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 Cross Platform Development
- Mod 20: Mobile Web
Windows Phone SDK – free tools
The Windows Phone Software Development Kit (SDK) includes all of the tools that you need to develop apps and games for Windows Phone. Click the Download button and the select the option to Run. Follow the instructions that appear.
SDK 8.0
The Windows Phone SDK 8.0 enables you to develop apps for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 devices. Get details and additional languages Download (up to 1.6 GB, English)
SDK 7.1
The Windows Phone SDK 7.1 and 7.1.1 Update enables you to develop apps for Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 7.0 devices. Get details and additional languages Download (up to 730 MB, English)
SDK 7.1.1 Update
The Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update provides additional functionality to the existing Windows Phone SDK 7.1. Using this update, you can more easily develop apps and games that are optimized to run on 256-MB devices. Get details and additional languages Download (up to 300 MB, English)
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