Tag Archives: WindowsPhone

iPhone to Windows Phone 7 – Animation and Games

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

This two-part tutorial is included in both  An iPhone Developer’s Guide to Windows Phone 7 Programming, and Windows Phone 7 Development for Silverlight Programmers. The material is equally relevant to both and so the two series have been temporarily joined. … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast Show #4 – iPhone to Windows Phone 7 Development

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with folks from Firefly Logic about programming for Windows Phone 7 vs. iPhone programming.  Chris McPherson Partner and Senior Software Engineer Bryan Hunter Partner and Senior Software Engineer Daniel Norton Senior Software Engineer Shawn Lacroix Senior Software Engineer Listen … Continue reading →

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Free Windows Phone 7 Training – Coast to Coast

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

To celebrate the release of the Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools, we’re launching two days of free fast-paced learning. The first day takes you inside the all-new Metro interface with fundamentals of Windows Phone 7 application development. The next day … Continue reading →

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The iPhone to Windows Phone 7 Tutorial Mind Map

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

The iPhone to Windows Phone 7 Mind Map is  a work in progress, illustrating the topics covered in the tutorial series to date. For the best view, click on the map pop out in the lower left corner. [Last update: … Continue reading →

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iPhone to Windows Phone 7: Launchers and Choosers

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

Not all Windows Phone 7 Applications are entirely self-contained.  It is not terribly surprising that some will want to reach out and touch other applications.  There are two ways to do so: Launch (and forget) another application Choose an application … Continue reading →

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iPhone to Windows Phone 7 – Application LifeCycle and Tombstoning

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

[ Link to First Tutorial ] The iPhone and Windows Phone 7 share the same dilemma: how do we maintain an extremely responsive experience for the user, provide some sort of multi-tasking and preserve battery life, all at the same … Continue reading →

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Next Open Source WP7-based Project

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

Yes, indecision is a bad thing, except when its not.  The delay in re-starting my open source project has afforded me the opportunity to think of a number of alternative projects that might very well provide more (or more interesting) … Continue reading →

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iPhone to Windows Phone 7 Tutorial #4: Lists and Details

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

[Please note that comments and discussion for published tutorials are at http://i2w.CodePlex.com ] In the previous tutorial we looked at binding data to fields on a Windows Phone 7 page. In this tutorial we take the next step and create … Continue reading →

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iPhone To Windows Phone 7 On CodePlex

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

I’m very pleased to say that I’ve moved the source code for the iPhone Developer’s Guide to Windows Phone 7 Programming tutorial series to CodePlex under the MS-Pl license.

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Yet Another Podcast

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

I am please, excited and terrified to announce  that Yet Another Podcast will be launching on September  20, 2010. This is not your momma’s podcast. Here are my guiding principles: Do not waste the listener’s time This is not radio … Continue reading →

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The Great Silverlight Competency Test – 3

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

This is the third of twelve questions in The Great Silverlight Competency Test –  each of which I believe a competent Silverlight Programmer ought to be able to complete within no more than 1 hour.

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iPhone to WP7 – Diving Deeper

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Jesse Liberty

Go to First Tutorial In this tutorial, we’ll expand upon the work done in the previous tutorial and we’ll look more closely at a few key issues. MVVM As an iPhone Developer your thinking is adapted to and influenced by … Continue reading →

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