Awesome Windows Phone Development (Aberdeen)
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Slides from the presentation I gave on Windows Phone 7 development in Aberdeen on 23/2/2012
Transcript of Awesome Windows Phone Development (Aberdeen)
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AGENDARecap 7.0Mango (7.1 / 7.5)MetroDesign tipsMobile differencesMoney / businessMore…
context
input
output
response
connectivity
resources
context
response connectivi
ty
resources
output
input
“Building apps is easy”
“use the skills you already have”
Development Tools
Expres
s
Blen
d for
Phon
e
Emulator
Building Applications
High performance game framework
Rapid creation of multi-screen 2D and 3D games
Rich content pipeline Mature, robust, widely adopted
technology Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune
Modern application UI framework
Rapid creation of visually stunning apps
Metro-themed UI controls
500,000 developers spanning Windows and web
Publishing & Distribution
XAPManifestAssembliesResources
.xap
.dll
.xap
.dll
background
•Fast app switching•Background tasks/agents•Background audio•Transfer agents•Resource intensive tasks
alarms & reminders
pinning & deep linking
ad control
database
internet explorer 9
contacts & calendars
New tasks
sockets
system tray
system tray
extensibility
Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit
• GestureService/GestureListener • ContextMenu • DatePicker • TimePicker • ToggleSwitch • WrapPanel• AutoCompleteBox• ListPicker• LongListSelector• PageTransitions
additional tools
performance analysis
looking good?
http://twitpic.com/2zglk5
METRO
principles
ANDlanguag
e
Metro: Principles•Light, Clean, Open, Fast•Content, not chrome•Typography•Alive in Motion•Authentically digital
Metro: Language•Navigation•Motion•Layout & typography•Images & photos•Themes & personalization•Touch gestures & targets•UI controls
Beware the “uncanny valley”
Designer tip #1
Alignment
Designer tip #1
Alignment
Designer tip #2
Spacing
Designer tip #2
Spacing
Designer tip #3
Touch Feedback
Use TiltEffect
Don’t change colour
Designer tip #4
Lists
Designer tip #5
Buttons
Designer tip #6
Live Tiles
Designer tip #7
SplashScreen
Before
After
Not what you want
What we’ve covered7.0 recap – “building apps is easy”Mobile app or web app?6 ways mobile is different from PC - HANDNew features in Mango“Metro” - principles & languageDesigner tipsBe familiar with the platformMoney – Kerching!Remember it’s business
@mrlacey
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