[...]... The Basics Silverlight Project: SilverlightHelloPhone File: App.xaml (excerpt) ... sale) divided into two fully-indexed print editions: Microsoft Silverlight Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft XNA Framework Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 With the money you’ve saved downloading this book, please buy other books Despite the plethora of information available online, books are still the best way to learn about programming within a coherent and cohesive tutorial narrative... Either Silverlight or XNA would make good sense as the sole application platform for the Windows Phone 7, but programmers have a choice And this we call “an embarrassment of riches.” Targeting Windows Phone 7 All programs for Windows Phone 7 are written in NET managed code Although the sample programs in this book are written in the C# programming language, it is also possible to write Windows Phone 7 applications... identified by the text Silverlight Hello Phone and you can run the program again The program will disappear from this list when you exit the emulator If you have a Windows Phone 7 device, you’ll need to register for the marketplace at the Windows Phone 7 portal, http://developer.windowsphone.com After you’re approved, you’ll Chapter 1 Hello, Windows Phone 7 11 to connect the phone to your PC and run... has been updated This book is a gift from the Windows Phone 7 team at Microsoft to the programming community, and I am proud to have been a part of it Within the pages that follow, I show you the basics of writing applications for Windows Phone 7 using the C# programming language with the Silverlight and XNA 2D frameworks Yes, Programming Windows Phone 7 is truly a free download, but for those readers... . print editions: Microsoft Silverlight Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft XNA Framework Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 . With the money. h0" alt="" Microsoft Silverlight Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 Charles Petzold A01T656 673 .indd iA01T656 673 .indd i 11/30/2010 12:38: 57 PM11/30/2010