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180 x 230 x 25mm
A complete, practical guide to Windows Phone 7.5 development with Silverlight, by top Silverlight guru and Microsoft MVP Shawn Wildermuth
Covers every step of writing a Silverlight application, from planning and design through security and delivery via Microsoft's marketplace.
Packed with examples: focused on writing superior code that gets the job done, not on theory or hype.
By a best-selling author and renowned Silverlight event speaker who's currently teaching Windows Phone 7 development workshops across the U.S.
Using Silverlight, developers can create powerful, visually compelling mobile applications for the Windows Phone 7 mobile platform. One of the world's leading Silverlight experts has written the field's complete and practical guide to Windows Phone 7 development with Silverlight, completely up to date with the brand new Windows Phone 7.5 release (code-named 'mango'.) Shawn Wildermuth covers everything developers need to know, whether they're new to Silverlight, mobile development, or both. After a quick, engaging introduction to the Windows Phone 7 platform, Wildermuth dives directly into code. Drawing on his extensive experience teaching Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 development, he builds from simple examples to more complex and sophisticated techniques, and walks step by step through the entire development lifecycle. Coverage includes: working with XAML, designing effective Windows Phone 7 applications, essential development techniques, working with services, securing applications, and preparing for publishing through Microsoft's marketplace.