advanced topics in touchdevelop

touchdevelop vs.apps with Visual Studiocomparison

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advanced topics in touchdevelop

platformso we compare touchdevelop to

development with Visual Studio for Windows Phone 7

o other mobile platform have similar processes

advanced topics in touchdevelop

walled gardensmany platforms only allow user to run apps from vetted “app store” or “Marketplace”

advanced topics in touchdevelop

mapping conceptsenvironmentso touchdevelop app

• download from Windows Phone Marketplace

o Windows Phone SDK 7.1• download from http://

www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27570

advanced topics in touchdevelop

mapping conceptslanguageso touchdevelop languageo Windows Phone 7

• C# or Visual Basic

• XAML

• XML

• …

advanced topics in touchdevelop

mapping conceptsexecutiono touchdevelop: runs on phoneo Windows Phone 7: choice between

• emulator

• phone (requires developer account to unlock)

advanced topics in touchdevelop

mapping conceptspublishingo Touchdevelop

• on-tap experience

• automated information flow/privacy analysis

o Windows Phone 7• submit on http://create.msdn.com/ (walkthrough)

• certification process takes a few business days

• app may get rejected if requirements are not met

advanced topics in touchdevelop

exampleThe song-shaker sample as a C# app:✿ http://touchdevelop.com/documents/SongShakerApp.zip

✿ requires Windows Phone SDK