If you are as excited about Windows Phone as I am, you might find yourself itching to develop your own application and <dream>make bazillions of dollars and retire to your private Caribbean island and sip Mojitos all day long</dream>. Well, if so, you will need some resources to take your first step to glory - here’s some starters:
Download the final Windows Phone 7 tools One free download gives you the tools to build new apps and games, or to tweak existing Silverlight and XNA apps for mobile.
Jump Start Series This Windows Phone 7 Jump Start video training is for all developers interested in developing applications or games for the new Windows Phone 7 Platform. The course is based on the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Developer Training Kit and taught by Microsoft MVP's and Microsoft Press Authors, Andy Wigley and Rob S. Miles.
Windows Phone 7 Design Days Deep dive into the inspiration, philosophy, and goals behind the Metro design and how you can apply them to you Windows Phone 7 applications.
Windows Phone 7 in 7 Minutes Each short, to-the-point video in this series highlights a feature of Windows Phone 7 in less than 7 minutes. This is a series for developers who want to pick up the basics quickly with brief explanations and hands-on examples. Demonstrations and code samples are based on the beta release of the Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools.
Creating Games with XNA Game Studio This tutorial will walk you through the steps of creating your very first game for Windows Phone using XNA Game Studio.
Monetize your Windows Phone 7 Apps To help app developers maximize their advertising revenue, the Mobile Advertising team announced three Windows Phone 7 product releases in September: (i) Mobile Advertising SDK for Windows Phone 7, (ii) Microsoft Advertising Exchange for Mobile, the industry’s first real time bided ad exchange for mobile, and (iii) Microsoft Advertising’s Solution for Windows Phone 7 publishers and app developers. To get started, download the Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone 7 and register your WP7 app using Microsoft Advertising’s Solution for Windows Phone 7 publishers and app developers. For additional details, visit http://advertising.microsoft.com/mobile-apps
Windows Azure One Month Pass Try out developing your Windows Phone 7 App with Windows Azure One Month Pass free. Learn about the Windows Azure platform with no steep learning curve. With Windows Azure you pay only for what you use, scale up when you need capacity and pull back when you don't.