Top 3 Reasons I am Excited about Window Phone (Developer, Developer, Developer)
Ok so those 3 reasons might be overplayed but in the case of Windows Phone 7 Series this statement is 100% appropriate. I have been a Mobile Development aficionado for a long time. I owned two iPaq’s; my first one is 1998. Back then, to develop applications for these devices (Windows CE) you had to either know C++ or some a version of Visual Basic which name escapes me at the moment. Then when the .Net Compact Framework was release it gave developers and easier entry way into mobile development by allowing them to use languages, frameworks and tools they were familiar with. Although a good mobile developers needs a special set of skills to deals with the different scenarios mobile applications have to take into consideration, the .Net Framework definably made things easier.
So why I am so exited about Windows Phone development? Well as Charlie Kindel posted in his blog, the development story will be one that it is similar a lot of developer:
Very soon, the entire developer story will be revealed at Mix. Best of all we will broadcast about 12 sessions on Windows Phone development live. Recordings of these sessions will also be made available. I already have a few “projects” I plan to work on once I get my hands on the bits. We are also planning some cool local events to get developers ready. So stay tune to my blog for some cool Windows Phone posts. After all, this was the reason I started this blog (small and mighty).
WOW... you make me feel obsolete... barely using my phone to call someoane or to keep my contacts and my agenda