A one–of–a–kind book on Windows Phone 7 development While numerous books cover both Silverlight and XNA, there lacks a resource that covers the specifics of Windows Phone 7 development. This book fills that void and shares the specifics of building phone applications and games. You’ll learn how to get started with designing, building, testing, and deploying mobile applications for Windows Phone 7. Working examples used throughout the book cover how to design and layout a Windows Phone 7 application, interact with the device, and even sell your applications. Fills the void in the market for an instructional book on developing applications for Windows Phone 7 Offers an overview of Windows Phone and discusses the necessary tools Explains how to work with multiview applications Addresses tool bars, pickers, table views, navigation controllers, application setting, and user defaults Reviews drawing with XNA, using the camera, and understanding basic data persistence Explore the exciting possibilties of Windows Phone 7 development with this invaluable reference.
Professional Windows® Phone 7 Application Development
and over 1.5 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Trade in Professional Windows Phone 7 Application Development: Building Applications and Games Using Visual Studio, Silverlight, and XNA (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Special Offer until June 30, 2013: Receive an additional £5 promotional Gift Card, when you trade-in at least £10 worth of books. Learn more
|
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Product Description
From the Back Cover
Test and deploy rich mobile applications for Windows Phone 7 The inclusion of Silverlight and XNA on Microsoft′s Windows Phone 7 offers you the opportunity to create unique applications for this smart phone. Using tools such as Visual Studio, Expression Blend, and the device emulator, this book shows you how to take your Windows Phone 7 applications from the drawing board to the marketplace. Helpful examples throughout the book and on the website demonstrate how to design and lay out a Windows Phone 7 application, interact with the device, and even sell your applications. Professional Windows Phone 7 Application Development : Provides an overview of Windows Phone 7 tools and user interface basics Explains how to use the panorama, pivot and map controls, navigate between pages, and work with application settings Shares techniques for working with multiview applications, autorotating, and autosizing Offers advice for understanding application lifecycle management and XNA game development Uncovers tips for utilizing taps, touches, and gestures, and working the camera Includes downloadable examples from the website and discusses best practices for building mobile applications wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters, and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
About the Author
Nick Randolph is a Microsoft MVP in Device Application Development, and a solutions architect at Built To Roam, where he builds rich mobile applications. He is also the author of Professional Visual Studio 2008 and Professional Visual Studio 2010 . Christopher Fairbairn is a Microsoft MVP in Device Application Development and has developed custom solutions and commercial products for platforms including Palm OS, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and J2ME.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3.5 out of 5 stars
13 reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
WP7 Dev made easy!!!
10 April 2011
By vbguru613
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Well written and easy to understand. Learned many things even though I have previous wp dev knowledge. I recommend this book to all people who want to learn wp7 dev.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good info on how to do it right
31 Mar 2011
By Chris Gilbert
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has been an invaluable reference as I've worked on my own WP7 applications, particularly when I want to make sure that I'm doing something the best and most appropriate way. In particular this includes the explanation of the patterns that should be used when using Silverlight's databinding model, and how you can take advantage of that with Expression Blends design time views. A lot of things through this book has taken a lot of the pain out of WP7 development for me by explaining why things should be done certain ways to avoid particular issues further down the track. High recommended for anyone who wants to do things properly.
12 of 17 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not great
19 Nov 2010
By Kasper Jeppe Jeppesen
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Overall I'm satisfied with this book. It does give a good, although somewhat superficial, look at the key areas you need to know to develop windows phone 7 applications. However, having XNA as part of the title seems rather misleading for something that only gets one short 25 page chapter in a book that's really about silverlight development.
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 13 reviews
3.5 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
