{"product_id":"9781430238171","title":"Migrating to Windows Phone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers everything you'll need to upgrade your existing programming knowledge and begin to develop applications for the Windows Phone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt focuses on the 75 percent of the material that you will need 95 percent of the time. We're not going to teach you object-oriented programming (OOP) all over again, but we are going to take the time to point out how .NET and C# differ in their execution of the standard OOP concepts from other languages' implementations in order to make your migration as smooth and stress-free as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMigrating to Windows Phone\u003c\/em\u003e will lead you through a tour of the key features of developing for Microsoft's devices. We'll consider everything from data handling to accelerometers, from mapping to WCF. We'll also walk you through monetizing your application through Microsoft's online Windows Phone store.  \u003c\/p\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eTo get your phone, IDE and other tools set up in an efficient manner \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe controls that are available to you in Windows Phone programming and how they can be applied \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eTo apply concepts of a non-trivial demo application to your own application context \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eTo point out the key elements of both the phone and the Visual Studio IDE \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe principles of push and pull data and data-binding \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eTo work with the features that make the Windows Phone unique (Bing Maps, WCF, Silverlight) \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eTo monetize your applications through advertising, the Windows Phone Marketplace, and other channels \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for anyone seeking to develop applications for the Windows Phone. No prior Silverlight or C# knowledge is required, although an understanding of programming in general, and object-oriented programming in particular, is assumed. Notes are used liberally to highlight features and concepts that might be confusing to programmers unfamiliar with .NET and C#.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Set Up: Getting all the tools \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet to Work: Building a non-trivial application \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Control: Exploring the Windows Phone 7 controls \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet the Data: Working with data-bound applications \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet a Life: The Windows Phone 7 life cycle \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Moving: Enhancing your applications with Animation \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet a Job: Interacting with the Phone, camera, GPS, etc. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Pushy: Push notifications \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Online: Connecting to and browsing the web \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Lost: GPS, location services and maps \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGet Money: The Marketplace and monetizing your application \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124669792496,"sku":"9781430238171","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430238171_p0.jpg?v=1763750317","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430238171","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}