Part 1. Introducing Windows Phone
Welcome to Windows Phone 8 in Action, where you’ll learn all about building applications for Microsoft’s newest mobile operating system. This book is divided into three parts; part 1 introduces you to the Windows Phone and the Windows Phone SDK and walks you through creating your first application.
In chapter 1 you’ll discover why Microsoft scrapped the Windows Mobile operating system in favor of a completely new smartphone platform. We compare Windows Phone to Android and iOS development and introduce you to Visual Studio and the other tools in the Windows Phone SDK you’ll use when building applications.
In chapter 2 you’ll build your first Windows Phone project, which is a traditional Hello World application. ...
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