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Everything developers need to start developing and selling applications on Microsoft's highly-anticipated Windows Phone 7 platform

 

By an extraordinary author team that includes three Microsoft MVPs and a Microsoft developer evangelist specializing in Windows Phone 7

A comprehensive view of mobile application development, not just a narrow guide to programming technologies

Designed to make mobile development accessible to 1,000,000+ developers who already use Microsoft programming tools and platforms

 

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.

Introduction	p. xvii
Audience and Organization	p. xviii
Conventions Used in This Book	p. xix
Closing Thoughts	p. xix
Fundamentals
Hour 1	p. 1
Experiencing Life in Motion	p. 2
Ensuring a Common Foundation	p. 3
Introducing the Application Platform	p. 6
Introducing Metro	p. 11
Summary	p. 18
Q&A	p. 19
Hour 2	p. 21
Understanding the Requirements	p. 21
Identifying Users and Their Mobile Needs	p. 22
Getting Data for Your Application	p. 25
Building the User Interface	p. 27
Summary	p. 29
Q&A	p. 29
Workshop	p. 29
Hour 3	p. 31
Introducing the Application Frameworks	p. 31
Understanding Silverlight	p. 32
Understanding the XNA Framework	p. 37
Summary	p. 41
Q&A	p. 42
Workshop	p. 43
Exercise	p. 43
Hour 4	p. 45
Understanding Silverlight	p. 45
Silverlight Coding Fundamentals	p. 46
Exploring Silverlight Controls	p. 49
Understanding Data Binding	p. 62
Summary	p. 70
Q&A	p. 70
Hour 5	p. 73
Introducing the Page Navigation Model	p. 74
Using the Navigation Service	p. 75
Working with Page Navigation Events	p. 79
Passing Data with the Navigation Context	p. 82
Summary	p. 83
Q&A	p. 83
Workshop	p. 84
Exercise	p. 85
Hour 6	p. 87
Working with the Accelerometer	p. 87
Using the Compass	p. 91
Responding to the Gyroscope	p. 93
Determining Motion	p. 95
Summary	p. 97
Q&A	p. 97
Workshop	p. 97
Developing Applications with Silverlight
Hour 7	p. 99
Building a Location-Aware Application	p. 99
Working with the GPS	p. 101
Using the Silverlight Bing Map Control	p. 104
Drawing on the Map	p. 106
Summary	p. 107
Q&A	p. 108
Workshop	p. 108
Exercise	p. 109
Hour 8	p. 111
Working Within Phone Screen Limitations	p. 111
Understanding Touch Targets	p. 113
Working with Gestures	p. 116
Summary	p. 126
Q&A	p. 126
Workshop	p. 127
Exercises	p. 127
Hour 9	p. 129
Using Raw Web Communication	p. 129
Using Windows Communication Foundation	p. 135
Supporting Sockets	p. 139
Summary	p. 139
Q&A	p. 140
Workshop	p. 140
Exercise	p. 140
Hour 10	p. 141
Consuming REST Services	p. 141
Working with Syndication Feeds	p. 147
Using the OData Libraries	p. 151
Summary	p. 156
Q&A	p. 156
Workshop	p. 157
Exercise	p. 157
Hour 11	p. 159
Introducing the Windows Phone Hubs	p. 160
Integrating with the Music + Videos Hub	p. 164
Integrating with the Pictures Hub	p. 170
Summary	p. 174
Workshop	p. 174
Exercise	p. 175
Hour 12	p. 177
Integrating with Microsoft Bing	p. 177
Translating Text	p. 185
Summary	p. 188
Workshop	p. 188
Exercise	p. 189
Hour 13	p. 191
Tuning Application Startup	p. 191
Measuring and Tuning Your Application	p. 195
Working with Asynchronous and Background Tasks	p. 198
Tuning Silverlight Performance	p. 201
Summary	p. 203
Q&A	p. 203
Workshop	p. 204
Exercises	p. 205
Hour 14	p. 207
What Are Push Notification Services?	p. 207
How Do Notification Services Work?	p. 208
Opening a Notification Channel	p. 210
Sending and Receiving Notifications	p. 212
Summary	p. 215
Q&A	p. 216
Workshop	p. 216
Exercise	p. 216
Hour 15	p. 217
What Are Live Tile and Toast Notifications?	p. 217
Working with Toast Notifications	p. 219
Live Tile Notifications	p. 223
Summary	p. 227
Q&A	p. 228
Workshop	p. 228
Exercise	p. 229
Hour 16	p. 231
Determining Network Connectivity	p. 231
Managing Local Data	p. 232
Working with Data from a Service	p. 243
Keeping Data Synchronized	p. 245
Enforcing Business Rules	p. 246
Summary	p. 246
Q&A	p. 246
Workshop	p. 247
Exercises	p. 248
Developing Games with the XNA Framework
Hour 17	p. 249
Understanding the Game Loop	p. 249
Adding Game Content	p. 253
Rendering Textures	p. 254
Rendering Text	p. 255
Adding a Background	p. 258
Handling User Input	p. 259
Summary	p. 261
Q&A	p. 261
Workshop	p. 261
Hour 18	p. 263
Game Physics Made Simple	p. 263
Detecting Collisions	p. 269
Using Accelerometer-Controlled Movement	p. 272
Adding the Challenges	p. 274
Summary	p. 278
Q&A	p. 278
Workshop	p. 278
Exercise	p. 279
Hour 19	p. 281
Adding Gameplay	p. 281
Enhancing the Ball-Dropping Experience	p. 287
Adding Haptic and Audible Feedback	p. 289
Summary	p. 290
Q&A	p. 290
Workshop	p. 291
Diving Deeper
Hour 20	p. 293
Understanding Internationalization	p. 293
Understanding Culture	p. 295
Globalization at Work	p. 297
Localizing Application Resources	p. 300
Summary	p. 306
Q&A	p. 307
Workshop	p. 307
Exercise	p. 308
Hour 21	p. 309
Understanding Launchers and Choosers	p. 309
Sending Messages	p. 311
Interacting with the Marketplace	p. 314
Playing Media Content	p. 316
Making Phone Calls	p. 317
Searching and Web Browsing	p. 319
Working with the Camera and Pictures	p. 320
Playing FM Radio	p. 322
Summary	p. 323
Q&Av323
Workshop	p. 324
Exercise	p. 324
Hour 22	p. 325
Theming	p. 325
Preserving Application State	p. 334
Implementing an About Page	p. 340
Summary	p. 341
Q&A	p. 341
Workshop	p. 342
Exercise	p. 342
Hour 23	p. 343
Introducing the Marketplace	p. 343
Joining the Marketplace	p. 348
Configuring Your Application	p. 349
Submitting Your Application	p. 352
Using Trial Services	p. 356
Summary	p. 357
Q&A	p. 357
Workshop	p. 357
Exercise	p. 358
Hour 24	p. 359
Marketing Using Basic Techniques	p. 359
Using Trial Services	p. 361
Generating Sales Using the About Page	p. 367
Understanding the Effects of Globalization	p. 367
Entering Contests	p. 369
Summary	p. 370
Q&A	p. 370
Resources	p. 371
Author Resources	p. 371
Other Helpful Resources	p. 371
Index	p. 373
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ISBN: 9780672335396
ISBN-10: 0672335395
Series: Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours (Paperback)
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 416
Published: 22nd June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.2 x 17.8  x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.64