Essential Windows Phone 8

Essential Windows Phone 8 is the definitive guide to creating powerful, visually compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform. Nine-time Microsoft MVP Shawn Wildermuth draws on his extensive experience teaching Windows Phone developers, helping you to get started fast and master techniques that lead to truly outstanding apps. Expanded and updated with 30% new coverage, this conversational, authoritative guide covers the essentials and a whole lot more.



Wildermuth begins with a solid "foundation building" introduction to Windows Phone 8 development and Windows Phone 8 hardware, introducing design, language, hardware specifications, patterns, the application lifecycle, out-of-the-box services, Live Tiles, and the Windows Marketplace. Once you have that foundation, Wildermuth dives into hands-on development, emphasizing best practices and realistic code examples. You'll develop a complete application from start to finish, then build on your skills with increasingly sophisticated techniques. Coverage includes:

Designing your app's look and feel
Implementing email, calling, search, Web browsing, and camera support
Interacting with users
Choosing the right app paradigm and functionality
Incorporating touch, vibration, motion, sound, and other forms of input
Working with hubs and tiles
Building location-based services
Storing data
Multitasking
Integrating external data
Preparing apps for the Marketplace
And much more

Table of Contents

1. What is the Windows Phone

2. Your First Application

3. Understanding XAML

4. Controls

5. Designing for the Phone

6. Developing for the phone

7. Databases and Storage

8. Multitasking

9. Working With Services

10. Security and the Phone

11. Working with the Marketplace

12. Enterprise Features of WP8

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