CHAPTER 2

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Get Control: Exploring Windows Phone Controls

The thought of design and particularly layout makes many developers cringe. We have spent our careers boldly looking past our user interfaces in search of pure code. For us, functionality always takes precedence over form. That is, until we show our application to an actual user. It's at that point we realize our weakness. Yes, our application works. Yes, it meets all of the business requirements. But no, it doesn't make any sense to our users, and in many cases, they can't even figure out how to do simple tasks.

When building mobile applications, your user interface may have more impact ...

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