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Introduction to Windows Phone 8

Learn how to build apps that run on Windows Phone.

What you'll learn

This course introduces the Windows Phone 8 platform. By the end of this course you should be all set up to start writing apps for the phone. We will cover all the basics at an intro level, from key architectural concepts, to user interface and navigation, to application lifecycle, files and folders, local databases, and integration with the phone's powerful built-in features. This course assumes basic familiarity with the C# and XAML languages.

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