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I am trying to start some mobile development adventure. The Windows Phone looks promising to me. But I don't want to take the wrong path.
So, what's the difference between WP7.5 and WP8 from a developer's perspective?
Will the skillset for WP7.5 still apply to WP8?
Difference? Nothing, really. The IDE is now VS2012, and you need Windows 8. The Emulator is running Hyper-V, and is a lot faster.
If you make games, you'll be have to learn DirectX instead of XNA. But for regular apps, there's no difference to the development.
You can of course use C++/CX now, should you wish it, but in reality everything is still C# 5 and XAML.
My recommendations would be to continue learning WP7, C# and XAML. Read about the new features in C# 5, specially async programming, and learn how it can enhance your development.
Right now we don't yet know the definitive details (unless someone with access to the preview SDK can expand on that) however it is unlikely that the basics will change too much.
Current standard WP7.5 apps should run on WP8 - Microsoft has said they will be centrally adjusting the apps for this compatibility.
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I have a few questions for building apps.
Can u make apps using c++?
How do I get an app from my testing environment onto my windows phone 8?
Do I have to worry about cross phone compatibility?
paying $200 to put apps on the marketplace is extremely out of the question. I just want to test my app on my actual phone.
I assume you are trying to develop windows phone 8 apps, and yes you can develop using c++, but you have to read up on async await, as the sdk have tons of it in order to give the fluid user experience.
And the last time I checked, the developer account only costs $25 now
Well Yes!
You need to unlock your Windows Phone to actually test in on a Hardware Device.
You don't need to worry about the compatibility, but you should take note of the High-Res Phones that are in the Market too.
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I am new Windows Phone App development for A start i want you guys help .Some best tutorials to read and start and please help me how to do complete setup for this development.Please hep me .what i need to start the development process . In which languages can we start the development of Windows Phone
To begin with, WELCOME to the best mobile platform to develop for. It may not be apparent to you now but the Windows Phone has the best tools and one of the easiest languages to learn supporting it.
As a new Windows Phone Developer you will need a few things to get started:
First you will need to download if you haven't already, Visual Studio Express (or other version if you have it).
It can be found here
I would recommend downloading Visual Studio 2012 Express For Windows Phone
This should also provide you with the SDK
Once this is all installed you are ready to get developing. There is a slew of great tutorials out there on the basics of Windows Phone Development.
When you feel comfortable investing some money into your education I would HIGHLY recommend PluralSight This is a professional learning resource that provides THE BEST video training on the market.
If you want to take a cheaper approach to education then here are a few books I would recommend. 101 Windows Phone Apps and also Windows Phone 8 A Problem Solution Approach . Though not required, these books will provide you with the solid foundation you need to become a successful developer.
Finally, once you have your app complete you are going to need to get it on the market! Simply sign up for a developer account at the Windows Phone Developer Hub They will have all the instructions you need there to getting your app certified and on the market.
Congratulations again on starting in Windows Phone Development. Also welcome to Stack Overflow.
EDIT# You can find a complete tutorial on my blog AnthonyRussell.info
Why not start by the beggining?
Go to the official Windows Phone WebSite and learn the started Tutorial here
After you knows bases, you can read this, on the Nokia Website for developer... (with lot of tutorial...)
Windowsphone developer page:
I think you will find everything you asked there - and many many more information.
And you should begin with this:
Getting started guide
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Did every application of windows is developed using WINDOWS API?
Or they use any any other kind of languages.
Can any give me the good tutorial links for developing windows application's.
Essentially, all applications running on Windows are built on top of the Windows API. This includes applications written in .NET and WinRT. Both of these systems are implemented in terms of the Windows API.
When it comes to developing applications there are countless options. You can develop Windows applications using the Windows API (C/C++/Delphi/...), the .NET framework (C#/Visual Basic.NET/F#/C++-CLI/...), or WinRT (with language projections for just about any language out there, like C++/CX).
On top of that there are numerous (GUI) frameworks available, like MFC, Qt, Windows Forms, or WPF.
Regardless of the platform, programming language, or framework, all applications will eventually call into the Windows API. Even if your next project is not going to target the Windows API directly, it's always a good idea to know what's going on underneath. A very good and compact introduction to Windows API programming is theForger's Win32 API Tutorial. For the definitive guide you should check out Charles Petzold's Programming Windows.
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I can't find a straight answer for compatibility issues between WP7 and new WP8.
For example: what if some popular apps like facebook, twitter will be updated to WP8? Will they still work on WP7 (7.8)? Or the latest WP7-compatible version will stay in Marketplace for WP7 users and new fo WP8 will be just for WP8 users?
I'm asking because many of my friends are interested in buying Lumia 800 in great price, but they worried about limited number of apps in future.
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The latest WP7-compatible version will stay in Marketplace for WP7 users
Exactly. And developers can continue to update the WP7 version of an app even when a WP8 version has been published.
If an application is compiled for Windows Phone 8, it will NOT work on Windows Phone 7.x.
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i'm thinking about programming a tool that would be useful in windows and mac (as we use those at work) and it's 100% necessary that is inside on a OS window.
The first thing that came to my mind was to use java - as it's cross platform - but, is there any alternative to program cross platform window based programs?
Has anyone tried to use C# windows forms with Mono in other OS's?
I'm interested in a garbage collected language if possible as I don't want to think about possible memory leaks for a tool that can be slower or faster without any trouble.
Also if it's possible to be as easy as it is in visual studio + C# it would be awesome!
Any idea will be appreciated, thanks!
Java is fine if you're comfortable with it.
Many languages have bindings to cross-platform toolkits: for example Python is very pleasant and has PyQt4 or WxPython, both of which can be used to make GUIs which work nicely on Windows or Mac.
In the manage-your-memory world, using Qt from within C++ is actually very pleasant (they have a nice API). I find it creates more elegant applications than my Java code (they feel a tad more native) though YMMV.