Want to start with Windows Phone 7 development [closed]

Answer 1

You can get started by downloading the tools and registering to publish here: http://create.msdn.com/en-us/home/getting_started

There are a lot of very good tutorials out there. I recommend Channel9's Windows Phone 7 training course and Windows Phone 7 for the Absolute Beginner.

There's also a very good book available as a free PDF download: Programming Windows Phone 7 by Charles Petzold.

Answer 2

From where I started to learn, here are the links =)

• Windows Phone 7 development for absolute beginners

I use this for reference

• Windows Phone Development (MSDN)

and this

• The best resources for Windows Phone 7 Development
• Getting Started with Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 Development

Answer 3

If you have C# experience then Windows Phone 7 is easy. Just use MSDN for what is and is not allowed, much the same as a desktop/web C# application using .NET.

If you don't know C# start by learning Visual Studio and C# by building some basic Windows Form applications, get more advanced until you feel comfortable, and then move to Windows Phone 7.

I was one of the showcase application developers from MS so I got dropped in the dark with a short deadline, but once I got it all installed and started working with it MSDN was the best help as there were not many tutorials at that point in time, but if you don't know C# start with Windows and move to phone after as Windows have many more tutorials.

Answer 4

Each of the following contains a long list of useful resources:

All about Windows Phone (eugenedotnet)
Windows Phone 7 Resources (indyfromoz)
Mike’s Mega List of Windows Phone 7 Resources (mikeormond)
Mega List of Windows 7 Phone Resources (Frank La Vigne)
Ultimate List of Free Windows Phone 7 Software & Resources (Blake Handler)
Windows Phone 7 – List of Tutorials and Resources (onishimura)
Windows Phone 7 Resources and Links (XDA Developers)
The best resources for Windows Phone 7 Development (Mark Kirby)
Windows Phone 7 Developer Resources (Blankenblog)

via http://wpug.net/resources

Once you get past the basics, you may want to have a look at the Windows Phone 7 Development Best Practices Wiki.