Application Development for Windows Phone. Architecture, Frameworks, API

The development of applications and games for Windows Phone 7.5 is considered in Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone, Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows Phone and XNA Game Studio 4.0. The Windows Phone architecture and features of creating a Metro user interface are described. The development of Silverlight and Windows Phone Applications is shown. The use and creation of an application management elements, specialized APIs (to work with gestures, acceleration sensors, compass, gyroscope, geolocation, etc) Describes work with networks and databases. It is shown to test applications, analyzing their performance and placement in the online store Windows Phone Store. The attention is paid to the migration of existing XNA games, Silverlight or Windows Mobile applications to a new platform