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Vol 13-21 | October, 2010 |
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Windows Phone 7
is coming out in time for the holidays, and if you think about it, those days are weeks rather than months away. With the release of the Phone will come the opening of
Marketplace
, the online store for Windows Phone where people will be able to purchase apps (or in the case of free ones, simply download them). As a brand new market serving a brand new device, it’s your opportunity to make your mark.
Windows Phone 7, is the first phone that lets you harness your programming experience of .NET and apply it to the new world of modern mobile applications. You program it using familiar tools (
Visual Studio
or
Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone
), familiar frameworks (
.NET
,
Silverlight
and
XNA
) and in a familiar programming language (
C#
, and you can also try out the
Visual Basic CTP
). If you’re at home with .NET, you already have a head start.
If you start developing for Windows Phone 7 now, you’ll have an even bigger head start, because you’ll be entering a brand new market that’s hungry for apps. As a first mover, you’ll not only have be the first to reach customers, you’ll also have a chance to define the app ecosystem and stand out. This is the sort of opportunity that doesn’t come often. You don’t want to miss it!
If don’t have the Windows Phone 7 developer tools, download them now and discover how easy it is to write mobile apps. Then
register for Marketplace
and watch for news about when it will be open to app submissions. Stay on top of news of Windows Phone 7 through our blog,
Canadian Developer Connection
, and our LinkedIn groups
Ignite Your Coding
and the
Mobile Development
subgroup. And finally: start working on those apps! You just might make your mark in Marketplace.
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Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools
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Windows Phone 7 - “Jump Start” Course
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Programming Windows Phone 7 (early edition)
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It’s an exciting time to be a developer. Whether you are building rich client applications, mobile applications, web applications, or line-of-business applications, there are lots of opportunities and choices when you develop a solution. It seems the only constant is change and while it is impossible to keep up with everything, Microsoft Canada feels that the changing landscape has raised the importance for us to help support you and your career as a developer in Canada.
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Come out and meet Joey DeVilla at Timothy's at 255 Front St. West in Toronto.
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One of Canada’s premier skills development conference is back, with deep IT training and amazing offers for attendees. Register today to explore current and upcoming Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms and services in any of our 50+ sessions. Tech·Days attendees will be eligible for amazing offers, including a free one-year TechDays 2010 Special NFR Edition TechNet subscription, valued at approximately $299 USD! Act now before Early Bird pricing in your city ends!
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PDC: Watch it via Live Broadcast-October 28-29, 2010
PDC10 is now sold out, but you can still join in on the excitement via the live stream, starting at 9:00 am PST on October 28. This year’s groundbreaking event will include live streaming of the keynotes, as well as concurrent live streaming of sessions. All content will be available on demand within 24 hours of recording. Be sure you’re on the
PDC email list
to get a preview of what’s planned for this year’s online experience. Learn more
here
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Video: Hanselminutes on 9 - Gadget Basement with Ward Cunningham
Channel 9 stops by Ward Cunningham (you know, the guy who invented the Wiki. Yes, that Ward Cunningham) to hang out, and discovered Ward's treasure trove of electronics, software, soldering guns and web accessible sensor arrays that run 24/7/365. Ever wish you had a real cool uncle that didn't take you fishing, but instead showed you how to create your own multi-processor computer with $2 chips off the shelf? Let's step into Uncle Ward's basement.
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