Microsoft s Windows Phone 7 handsets have injected a new vibrancy into the smartphone
marketplace and provided bold new opportunities for the Microsoft development community. Take
advantage of these opportunities with Beginning Windows Phone App Development written
specifically to help you learn the skills you ll need to develop rich functional apps for the
Windows Phone 7 platform. Authors Henry Lee and Eugene Chuvyrov cover the very latest
developments in the field including the extended APIs offered in the new Mango platform update
so you'll have timely accurate information at your fingertips. Beginning Windows Phone App
Development starts with the basics walking you through the process of downloading and setting
up the right development tools including Visual Studio Expression Blend Silverlight SDK and
Windows Phone SDK. It then takes you step-by-step though the development process as you build
and deploy a working application complete with a sophisticated user interface. Finally you'll
receive step-by-step instructions on packaging and selling your applications through the
Windows Phone Marketplace.
