Get Charles Petzold’s Free EBook on Windows Phone 7 Programming

Get started developing for Windows Phone 7 by downloading this free ebook from one of the world’s foremost authors, Charles Petzold. This 1000+ page book takes you from “Hello World” up through building applications in both XNA and Silverlight.

Chapter guide

Part I The Basics

• Hello, Windows Phone 7

Part II Silverlight

• Getting Oriented
• An Introduction to Touch
• Bitmaps, Also Known as Textures
• Sensors and Services
• Issues in Application Architecture
• XAML Power and Limitations
• Elements and Properties
• The Intricacies of Layout
• The App Bar and Controls
• Dependency Properties
• Data Bindings
• Vector Graphics
• Raster Graphics
• Animations
• Two Templates
• Items Controls
• Pivot and Panorama

Part III XNA

• Principles of Movement
• Textures and Sprites
• Dynamic Textures
• From Gestures to Transforms
• Touch and Play
• Tilt and Play

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Bruce D. KyleISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation