Lista de recursos para desarrolladores de Windows Phone 7
Para mi los ejemplos son la mejor manera de aprender a programar en una nueva plataforma. Por eso les copio una serie de enlaces a recursos para desarrolladores que halle en el foro oficial de Windows Phone 7. Esta lista fue creada por Mark Chamberlain. Entre la lista hay códigos de ejemplo, gráficos gratuitos para usar en nuestras aplicaciones, simuladores entre otros. Algunos de los ejemplos son genéricos para desarrolladores de Silverlight y/o XNA pero pueden ser aplicados a Windows Phone 7.
Accelerometer; Simulating accelerometer data in the Windows Phone 7 Emulator
Animation; Ptorr Slides, Video and Code (Page Turn animation etc.)
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/2010/03/18/slides-video-and-code.aspx
Audio; Audio Recording in WP7
http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/peterfoot/archive/2010/03/26/audio-recording-in-wp7.aspx
Comms; Accessing WCF Data Services from WP7 CTP
http://blogs.msdn.com/priozersk/archive/2010/03/19/accessing-wcf-data-services-from-wp7-ctp.aspx
Comms; Calling Web Services with Silverlight 2 (general example)
http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2008/03/14/calling-web-services-with-silverlight-2.aspx
DB; Siaqodb on WindowsPhone7 (a local object database)
External; Sample image encoders, decoders (png, gif, bmp)
http://blogs.msdn.com/jstegman/archive/2008/10/30/updated-source-for-image-samples.aspx
Foursquare; Foursquare for Windows Phone 7
Games; Physics Games in Silverlight on Windows Phone 7
http://www.andybeaulieu.com/Home/tabid/67/EntryID/194/Default.aspx
General; Africangeek.com: A collection of WP7 samples (navigate, WCF, Blend)
General; MSDN; Code Samples for Windows Phone
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431744(VS.92).aspx
General; Silverlight Toolkit
http://silverlight.codeplex.com/releases/view/36060#DownloadId=93513
Geo; Simulate Geo Location
Graphics; Free icons (Archetype)
http://archetype-inc.com/yard/fundamentals/icons/
Graphics; Icons for Windows Phone 7
http://www.wp7series.net/blog.asp
Graphics; MSDN: Application Bar Icons for Windows Phone 7 Series
InkPresenter; Silverlight for Mobile on Windows Phone 7 InkPresenter fun
http://www.nickharris.net/2010/03/silverlight-for-mobile-on-windows-phone-7-inkpresenter-fun
LINQ; Creating LINQ Data Provider for WP7 (Part 1)
http://blogs.msdn.com/priozersk/archive/2010/04/14/creating-linq-data-provider-for-wp7-part-1.aspx
LINQ; Reactive Framework (Rx) Wiki Samples
http://rxwiki.wikidot.com/101samples
Manipulation; Blog;WPF Manipulation Basics
http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2009/12/21/wpf-manipulation-basics.aspx
Manipulation; Simple Gesture Sample
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/2010/03/23/simple-gesture-sample.aspx
Manipulation; Simulating Multitouch on the Windows Phone 7 Emulator
http://jonas.follesoe.no/SimulatingMultitouchOnTheWindowsPhone7Emulator.aspx
Map; Sample: Using the Bing Maps Silverlight control on the Windows Phone 7
Misc; Coding4Fun: Windows Phone Cannon
http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2010/03/16/9979874.aspx
MVVM; Galasoft MVVM LightToolkit
http://www.galasoft.ch/mvvm/getstarted/
ODATA; Developing a Windows Phone 7 Application that Consumes ODATA
ODATA; Odata Client Library for WP7
Orientation; Strategies for Dealing with Orientation Changes
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/2010/03/27/strategies-for-dealing-with-orientation-changes.aspx
Panorama; Building the Elusive Windows Phone Panorama Control
Panorama; Panoramic Navigation on WP7 (gestures Multitouch)
http://aimeegurl.com/2010/03/18/panoramic-navigation-on-windows-phone-7-with-no-code/
Panorama; Windows Phone 7 Panorama Control sample
http://blogs.msdn.com/stephanc/archive/2010/04/04/windows-phone-7-panorama-control-sample.aspx
Push; MSDN; Developing an Application for Push Notifications
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402552(VS.92).aspx
RSS; Windows Phone 7 Series RSS reader
http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Windows-Phone-7-Series-RSS-Feed-app.aspx
Silverlight; Silverlight Documentation Samples
http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/Silverlight/SampleBrowser/index.htm#/
Silverlight; Silverlight Toolkit (Silverlight 2)
http://silverlight.net/content/samples/sl2/toolkitcontrolsamples/run/default.html
Silverlight; Silverlight Toolkit (Silverlight 3 extended controls)
http://silverlight.net/content/samples/sl3/toolkitcontrolsamples/run/default.html
Tilt; Sample: Tilt Effect for Windows Phone Controls
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/2010/03/23/tilt-effect-for-windows-phone-controls.aspx
Twitter; Sample: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
WebSite; MSDN; Designing Web Sites for Phone Browsers
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9713253
WPF; WPF Samples
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms771633.aspx
WrapPanel; Sample: Silverlight Toolkit and the Windows Phone: WrapPanel, and a few others
http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2010/03/toolkit-and-the-windows-phone/



En cuestión de herramientas gratuitas de desarrollo para Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft anunció la disponibilidad de herramientas para Silverlight en Windows Phone 7 Series, paquete que es fácil de instalar, el cual incluye los siguientes componentes:
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express para Windows Phone
• Herramienta de Windows Phone 7 para utilizarse en el Visual Studio 2010 RC
• XNA Game Studio 4.0
• Emulador de Windows Phone 7 Series que permite la prueba de aplicaciones
• Expression Blend para Windows Phone Community Technology Preview (se descarga por separado)