Windows Phone 8 development

Matt Lacey @mrlacey

Matt lacey

@wpug mrlacey.com

@devevening

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ideasShould you care?HistorySD CardsBluetooth NFCWalletIn-App paymentsEnterprise deploymentSharing resourcesLenses

demosStylingData bindingLocalizationMulti-resolution supportApp lifecycleLocationNotificationsTasksLaunching appsSpeechMapsSharing code

Should you care about mobile development and/or build apps?

curious can opportunity

Should you build for Windows Phone?

Other platforms

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history

Windows Mobile

Windows Phone 7.x

Windows Phone 8

Shared core (Win[P]RT)

Multiple resolutions

In app purchase

NFC

Bluetooth

Speech

IE10

Start screen

Kids corner

Wallet

Offline maps

SD Cards

Skype/VOIP

Security

More languages & countries

kittens!

C#/VB XAML

C++ Direct-X

HTML JS

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tools £

OSWindows 8 (64Bit)

hardware6.5GB disk space4GB RAM

emulatorWindows 8 proSLAT

Hardware requirements

Development options

C#/VB XAML

C++ Direct-X

HTML JS

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XNA?

demo: your first app

demo: styles and themes

demo: databinding

there is no such thing as the MVVM police!

demo: localization

demo: resolution

demo: transitions

WPToolkitAutoCompleteBox

ContextMenu

CustomMessageBox

DateTimeConverters

DateTimePickers

EffectsExpanderView

HubTile

ListPicker

LongListMultiSelector

Map extensions

PhoneTextBox

RatingControl

ToggleSwitch

Navigation transitions

WrapPanel

demo: fast app resume

demo: background location

demo: tiles

demo: lock screen

demo: launching

demo: tasks

SD card

bluetooth

nfc

demo: speech

demo: maps

wallet

in app purchase

compatibility 7.8

demo: sharing code

Resources

Windows Phone http://dev.windowsphone.com/

Demoshttp://github.com/mrlacey/wp8demos