Windows 8 / WinRT

W01 Building Your First Windows Phone 8 Application

05/15/2013

9:15AM - 10:30AM

Level: Introductory

Brian Peek

Senior Technical Evangelist

Microsoft

In this session, Brian will demonstrate the fundamentals of Windows Phone development while building a very simple application which covers all of the important points of the new platforms architecture.

Expand your mobile horizons with Windows Phone 8! Developing applications for the phone is extremely similar to building a XAML application for the desktop. In this session, Brian will demonstrate the fundamentals of Windows Phone development while building a very simple application which covers all of the important points of the new platforms architecture, including the developer tools and device emulator and touch input.

You will learn:

  • How to develop XAML applications for Windows Phone 8
  • How to effectively use the tools and device emulator
  • How to handle touch input