Windows Phone 8 Jumpstart training content

Want to learn how to develop for Windows Phone 8?

Microsoft’s FREE Windows Phone 8 Jump Start training is now available, to help you get up to speed with the latest updates to the Windows Phone ecosystem. Jumpstart is a fast-paced and demo-packed learning ‘experience’ tailored to show developers how to build responsive, appealing, and effective applications quickly.

I have a few questions this week regarding thing like In App Purchase and Speech input for windows 8. There are 20 modules available online for your on-demand viewing which break the training down into bitesize chunks which include video, sample code and powerpoint presentations.

Here’s a full outline of the course that was delivered, with direct links to each module. For those of you who are new to the world of Windows Phone, this is a great way to start developing apps right away.

• 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