Microsoft® Silverlight® Edition: Programming Windows® Phone 7

Microsoft® Silverlight® Edition: Programming Windows® Phone 7, 9780735656673 (0735656673), Microsoft Press, 2010

NOTE: This book is the printed, Silverlight-focused edition of Programming Windows Phone 7, which is available as a free eBook from the Microsoft Download Center. A Microsoft XNA®-focused edition is also available for sale in print (ISBN 978-0-7356-5669-7). The Microsoft eBook covers both Silverlight and XNA in one volume.

Bring your app ideas to life—with guidance from a Windows programming legend

Get started building your own apps and utilities for Windows Phone 7—expertly guided by award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 and the C# language, you’ll learn how to extend your existing skills to this new mobile platform—mastering the core tools and techniques you need to get productive quickly. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction—along with a wealth of hands-on examples.

Discover how to:

Customize page navigation and layout
Know when to use code vs. XAML markup
Capture and embed bitmaps, balancing performance issues
Support multi-touch input—including tap, drag, flick, and pinch
Work with accelerometer and location services
Experiment with panoramic and pivot controls
Create effects using built-in or custom animations
Manage state, tombstoning, data-binding, and storage
Write your own templates and custom controls
Test-drive your app on Windows Phone Emulator

Get code samples on the Web

For system requirements, see the Introduction.

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