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Session: Whirlwind Tour of Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 with Tips and Tricks

Wednesday, 16:40 - 17:30
Track: Smart phones

With Windows Phone 7 launch happening, developers should be informed on how to build applications for the platform.  If you know Silverlight, you know how to write an application for Windows Phone!  This session will cover the core specifics of the Silverlight platform on the device and you'll leave with some tips and tricks on creating the best experiences for your applications.

We'll explore

  • Basic application model
  • Networking basics
  • Notification system
  • Customizing application UI and Tiles
  • Using geo location and mapping
  • Accelerometer features
  • Interacting with phone data (contacts, etc.)
  • Performance and developer debugging tips
Leaving this session should get you well on your way to submitting your first application into the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Prerequisites

Silverlight

Expectations

Understand the application model for Windows Phone, tips and tricks for development, performance and UI guidelines

Jeff Wilcox

Jeff Wilcox is a Senior Software Development Engineer on the Silverlight team, currently working on Silverlight for the Windows Phone and the phone application development story. Jeff was a founding member of the Silverlight Toolkit team, created and designed the Silverlight Unit Test Framework. Previously he worked on the ASP.NET team. Jeff is an alumnus from the University of Michigan with a degree in Computer Science.

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