Windows Phone SDK

Windows Phone SDK is a whole set of tools for professional development of applications and games for Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 mobile operating systems. Despite the fact that to date the issue of further support for these versions of the OS from their developers, is under consideration, this program remains relevant.

Usage

Windows Phone SDK toolkit includes everything necessary for creating mobile applications, namely tools for writing code directly, and its further refactoring and debugging. Additionally, the set also includes tools for creating UI. The whole program will suit not only professionals but also beginners in the sphere of mobile development and writing mobile application code. You can hone your theoretical skills quite well on it and learn a lot of new and useful things.

Program features

Visual Studio Express is the so-called built-in processing environment. It is the main component of the Windows Phone SDK toolkit. It is a full-fledged version of the IDE, being the basis of the whole program. While all the other components of the set are responsible for minor aspects, such as application and operating system compatibility, comparison of the developed product with mobile OS standards, Visual Studio Express tool is directly responsible for the application development itself, namely code creation and visualization.

Interface

The visual shell of such programs is not very different from each other, and therefore this coder will not cause a lot of questions. The main window of the program represents the code editor itself, log windows, panels with snippets, and the tree of project files. It won't take much time to master the main window, especially for those who have already been involved in coding. And pioneers in this area should take a closer look at the ready-made templates of some codes. This way it will be easier and faster to understand. Otherwise, you will have to delve into the study of documentation for the program.

System requirements

There are no special system requirements for Windows Phone SDK to work correctly. The only important condition is the enabled Hyper-V system, which is responsible for hardware code visualization. If it is disabled or is not supported by the processor at all, then the user may see a "blue screen" - BSOD, a critical system error, during the installation of the entire software package. To avoid this, it is strongly recommended to check the presence and active state of Hyper-V before starting the installation of Windows Phone SDK.