How to get started developing for Windows Phone 8.
This is a great question and the answer is with mixed
feelings. I say mixed, because mobile
development has a few extra hurdles than the previous .netcf way. On the other side, Windows Phone 8 is a great platform and is in-line with modern XAML application development.
Before you get started, you need a computer running
64-bit Windows 8 Pro. Sadly, this has to be
on bare metal and not running under a VM.
The reason for this has to do with the Emulator. It requires hyper-v, so your computer must
also support Hyper-V (SLAT) . When you think about it, having the emulator
as a VM is pretty darn cool.
Once you have the basics down, you need to get yourself a
copy of Visual Studio 2012. If you don’t
already have VS 2012, you can download a free version of Express. The links at the bottom will help you find
the right version. Remember you need the version to support Windows 8 Phone.
If you are already running Visual Studio 2012, get the Windows Phone 8 SDK. The
SDK will add all the functionality you need to build Phone applications, which
includes the Emulator. With Win8, you can target Windows Phone 8 and 7.5.
After you have all of this downloaded and installed, and you've built an app running on the emulator, then you will want to take it for
a test drive on a real Windows Phone 8 device.
In order to do this, you have to get a developer’s license for the
Windows Store. Oh, and you will need a Windows Phone 8. I suggest the Nokia 920.
Lastly, you may want some help learning about developing
Windows Phone 8 apps. This link will direct you to the Windows Phone 8 Jump Start:
Links to help you
with Hyper-V
Windows 8, Pro
Visual Studio 2012
Windows Phone SDK
Developer’s
License:
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