title: Getting Started with Windows Phone 7
body: <p>This is a community wiki list of Windows Phone 7 resources.  Feel free to edit/add/etc.</p>
  
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  <p><strong>General Information</strong><br />
  <a href="http://create.msdn.com/en-US" rel="noreferrer">App hub - central place for windows phone/xbox development tools/tutorials/info</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/default.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone Home</a><br>
  <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/Windows_Phone/" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone Team blog</a><br />
  <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402551(v=VS.92).aspx" rel="noreferrer">Programming Guide</a> <br />
  <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff626516(v=VS.92).aspx" rel="noreferrer">Class Library Reference</a><br />
  <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg490765.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Microsoft Patterns &amp; Practices: Windows Phone 7 Developer Guide</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>Blogs</strong><br />
  <a href="http://dennisdel.com/?tag=windows-phone-7" rel="noreferrer">Den by default: Windows Phone 7</a><br />
  <a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/category/tags/windows-phone-7-0" rel="noreferrer">.NET Zone: Windows Phone 7</a><br />
  <a href="http://wildermuth.com/tags/Windows%20Phone" rel="noreferrer">Shawn Wildermuth: Windows Phone 7</a><br />
  <a href="http://jeffblankenburg.com/31daysofwp7/" rel="noreferrer">Jeff Blankenburg: 31 Days of Windows Phone</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>Articles</strong><br />
  <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/windows-phone-7/WindowsPhoneGame.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Building a Windows Phone 7 Puzzle Game</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/windows-phone-7/Wp7ViewModel.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone 7 View Model Style Video Player</a><br>
  <a href="http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/andywigley/archive/2010/06/07/perst-a-database-for-windows-phone-7-silverlight.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Perst - a database for Windows Phone 7 Silverlight</a><br>
  Understanding the Windows Phone Application Execution Model, Tombstoning, Launcher and Choosers:<br>
  <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2010/07/15/understanding-the-windows-phone-application-execution-model-tombstoning-launcher-and-choosers-and-few-more-things-that-are-on-the-way-part-1.aspx" rel="noreferrer">(part1)</a> <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2010/07/16/understanding-the-windows-phone-application-execution-model-tombstoning-launcher-and-choosers-and-few-more-things-that-are-on-the-way-part-2.aspx" rel="noreferrer">(part2)</a>  <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2010/07/20/understanding-the-windows-phone-application-execution-model-tombstoning-launcher-and-more-part-3.aspx" rel="noreferrer">(part3)</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.windowsphonegeek.com/articles/Performance-Tips-when-creating-WP7-apps" rel="noreferrer">Performance Tips when creating WP7 apps</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.diaryofaninja.com/blog/2011/04/03/windows-phone-7-live-tile-schedules-ndash-executing-instant-live-tile-updates" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone 7 Live Tile Schedules – How to execute instant Live Tile updates</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.diaryofaninja.com/blog/2011/01/18/tips-to-get-your-application-in-the-windows-phone-7-marketplace-asap" rel="noreferrer">Tips to get your Application in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace ASAP</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.diaryofaninja.com/blog/2010/12/09/checking-for-network-connectivity-in-windows-phone-7-sdk" rel="noreferrer">Checking for Network connectivity in Windows Phone 7 SDK</a><br />
  <a href="http://const.me/articles/win-phone-7/" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone 7.1: a Quick Start</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.scottlogic.com/blog/2011/12/15/a-simple-multi-page-windows-phone-7-phonegap-example.html" rel="noreferrer">A Simple Multi-Page Windows Phone 7 Phonegap Example</a><br /></p>
  
  <p><strong>Books</strong><br />
  <a href="http://www.charlespetzold.com/phone/index.html" rel="noreferrer">Programming Windows Phone 7</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470891661" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Professional Windows Phone 7 Application Development</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1430232196" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pro Windows Phone 7 Development</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1430232161" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1449388361" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Learning Windows Phone Programming</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1430233060" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Windows Phone 7 Game Development</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0672332221" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Windows Phone 7 Application Development</a><br />
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0672335522" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">101 Windows Phone 7 Apps, Volume I: Developing Apps 1-50</a><br/>
  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0672335603" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">101 Windows Phone 7 Apps, Volume II: Developing Apps 51-101 (Fall 2011)</a><br/></p>
  
  <p><strong>Podcasts</strong><br />
  <a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=539" rel="noreferrer">Charlie Kindel on Windows Phone 7</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=542" rel="noreferrer">Daniel Egan talks Windows Phone 7 Live at Launch</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=224" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone 7 Series - The Developer Experience with Charlie Kindel</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=225" rel="noreferrer">Charles Petzold on Windows Phone 7 Series</a>  </p>
  
  <p><strong>Videos</strong><br />
  <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/egibson/Windows-Phone-7-Jump-Start-Session-1-of-12-Introduction" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone 7 Jump Start sessions</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showNum=172" rel="noreferrer">Colin Melia on Windows Phone 7</a><br>
  <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/WP7/" rel="noreferrer">Channel9 Content for WIndows Phone</a>  </p>
  
  <p><strong>Developer Tools</strong><br />
  <a href="http://www.diaryofaninja.com/blog/2012/01/23/8-musthave-tools-for-windows-phone-7-development" rel="noreferrer">8 Must-Have Tools for Windows Phone 7 Development</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=04704acf-a63a-4f97-952c-8b51b34b00ce&amp;displaylang=en" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW</a><br />
  <a href="http://eqatec.com/Profiler" rel="noreferrer">EQATEC Profiler for Windows Phone 7</a><br />
  <a href="http://www.bugsense.com/docs/windowsphone" rel="noreferrer">BugSense, bug tracking for Windows Phone 7</a><br /></p>
  
  <p><strong>Frameworks</strong><br />
  <a href="http://ioc.codeplex.com/" rel="noreferrer">OpenNETCF.IoC Framework</a><br />
  <a href="http://nuget.org/List/Packages/Autofac.Wp7" rel="noreferrer">Autofac for WP7</a><br />
  <a href="http://msaf.codeplex.com" rel="noreferrer">Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework</a><br/>
  <a href="http://www.galasoft.ch/mvvm/getstarted/" rel="noreferrer">MVVM Light Toolkit</a><br/>
  <a href="http://columbus.codeplex.com" rel="noreferrer">Columbus: Windows Phone 7 MVC framework</a><br/>
  <a href="http://windowsphonemvp.codeplex.com/" rel="noreferrer">Windows Phone MVP</a><br />
  <a href="http://caliburnmicro.codeplex.com/" rel="noreferrer">Caliburn.Micro - MVVM framework strongly based on conventions</a><br /></p>