(with a better accent)

AGENDA10 tips that you have to know

already a windows phone developer?

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SYSTEM

TRAY

A lot of developers hide the systemtray

So, we need to leave the app

to see the network/time

For example

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LAND

SCAP

E

Do you use the landscape mode?

Usually, I only use itin a browser or in a video app.

Why?

Most of the time, it’s not “sexy”:1- No rotation animation2- No more information

Create a “need”:

Create a “need”:

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STATISTICS

Statistics are important because:

Microsoft MarketPlace reporting sucks!(Late, sometimes bug…)

I want a free,efficient and cross-platform stats framework (HTML5 for Windows 8, .NET, Silverlight and Windows Phone).

My favorite is

Feedbacks on sessions

Feedbacks on custom events, errors, audience locations and devices

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RATING

& VERSION

S

If, like me, you develop for free

Rating is the only “return” that your are waiting for

http://wp7reviews.tomverhoeff.com/

We want 2 things

A worldwide ratingand ratings as more as possible

A worldwide rating

Develop a custom service

Use JavaScript to show the rating

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Ask users to review your app

With a button in settingsAfter some time of use

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TO-UPD

ATE

MarketPlace is slow to show updates

And users can’t have the marketplace icon on the start screen

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BLOC

K

Sometimes you show infoon a textblock

But, there is a problem:How the user copy/paste it?

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MESS

AGEB

OX

Some choosers exist in WPFor example PhotoChooserTask

But, there is a problem:The completed event has a limited lifetime

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SHAR

ED COD

E

Silverlight, .NET, Windows 8Three different environments

How is it possible to share code?Two possibilities

The “Old school” methodPreProcessor condition For The Win

The new way methodPCL - Portable Class Library

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Migration of a WP appFor Windows 8

The Klout Application was developed on WP in 20 hours.The model/viewmodel is shared with Win 8 with inheritance.

5 hours to adapt the UI (25% of dev time to migrate it).

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LIVE S

DK

Good way to share data with the cloud on different kind of devices

The LiveSDK works on Windows Phone, iPhone, Android and Windows 8

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/live/default/

The Live Connect APIs use open standards like OAuth 2.0, JSON, and XMPP, making them easy and familiar to work with

Initialization Core concepts

Skydrive

MessengerIdentity

Hotmail

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SOCIAL

NETWOR

KS

You can use WP APIs

ShareLinkTaskShareStatusTask

ErgonomicsMetro Style Minimal Size

IconsScrolling

Top list KeyboardSkin

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You are now a super Windows Phone

DEVELOPER

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