WP7 Windows Phone 7 Resources for Developers

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This is a catchall for any kind of Windows Phone 7 resource for developers. If you have a favorite resource you would like added to the list, add it to the comments and I will update the list.

MSFT Blogs
Windows Phone Developer Blog
Jesse Liberty, Silverlight
Mike Ormond, UK
David Anson
Chris Koenig
Jaime Rodriguez
Jeff Wilcox
Pete Brown
Scott Guthrie
Shawn Oster
James Conard
John Papa


MSFT Sites



Windows Phone developer resources (main landing page)
http://bit.ly/h6B0MN
Silverlight for Windows Phone
http://bit.ly/hZHv3e
XNA Game Studio and XNA Framework
http://bit.ly/f0vzAI
Windows Phone Developer Tools and Device Unlock
http://bit.ly/fEv2Gd
User Experience and User Interface
http://bit.ly/e9BcQ7
Application and Execution Model
http://bit.ly/dJ1Kg2
Input, Touch and Gestures
http://bit.ly/erTdpa
Launchers and Choosers
http://bit.ly/hgCoRo
Security
http://bit.ly/evDf4S
Frame and Page Navigation
http://bit.ly/hCUMyw
Isolated Storage
http://bit.ly/efzCGE
Performance
http://bit.ly/h8go3y
Advertising Services
http://bit.ly/hEHzm7
Camera and Photos
http://bit.ly/hL9hl9
Media – Audio and Video
http://bit.ly/h8VxZa
Push Notifications and Live Tiles
http://bit.ly/eaK0zt
App Bar and Controls
http://bit.ly/i7f0zQ
Location and Mapping
http://bit.ly/ic2fud
Networking and Web Services
http://bit.ly/hdlkIz
Sensors
http://bit.ly/eVnYNF
Globalization and Localization
http://bit.ly/fU78Xn
Porting Your App or Game to Windows Phone 7
http://bit.ly/fSmCNI
Application Publishing and Marketplace
http://bit.ly/h3RSi4

App Hub with developer tools
3rd Party Sample Code Repository
Free Frameworks, Tools, and Controls

Channel 9 
Online Training
WP7 Tag Cloud
Blog

MSDN
main
code samples
class library

Codeplex
Patterns and Practices
TestFramework
ActionPack
NUnit
Developer Guidance
Touch Enabled Graph Control  (demo video)
Isolated Storage Explorer
Tombstone Helper
Clipboard

Conferences
PDC 2010 Sessions
Mix 2011 Sessions

CESPage
Silverlight phone tutorials

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