Part 1. Introducing Windows Phone

Welcome to Windows Phone 7 in Action, where you’ll learn all about building applications for Microsoft’s newest mobile operating system. This book is divided into four parts; part 1 introduces you to the Windows Phone and the software development kit, and walks you through creating your first application.

In chapter 1 you’ll discover why Microsoft scrapped the Windows Mobile operating system in favor of a completely new smartphone platform. We compare Windows Phone 7 to Android and iOS development and introduce you to Visual Studio and the SDK tools you’ll use when building applications.

In chapter 2 you’ll build your first Windows Phone 7 project, which is a traditional Hello World application. We use the Hello World application to introduce you to touch events, application tiles, the application bar, and the Windows Phone navigation model.