Windows Phone 8 Development with Microsoft MVP Michael Crump

In this video, SSW TV’s Adam Stephensen is joined by Michael Crump, who dives into his experiences developing for Windows Phone 8.

Michael is an MVP who works for our good friends at Telerik. He has written for MSDN, he is a PluralSight author and he has spoken all over the world.

In this video, they discuss:

The phones that Michael has in his arsenal
Pain points developing for the Windows Phone platform
Upgrading from Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8
Maps control in Windows Phone 8
In app purchasing
Speech and text recognition
Experiences with app development
Getting a Cease and Desist letter for developing a Twitter app
Lessons learned developing for Windows Phone
What the future holds for the platform

This is great video for anyone who’s thinking about developing for the Windows Phone platform.

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About the speakers

Windows Phone Afficianado

Michael Crump is a Microsoft MVP, INETA Community Champion, and an author of several .NET Framework eBooks. He speaks at a variety of conferences and has written dozens of articles on .NET development. He works at Telerik with a focus on our XAML control suite. You can follow him on Twitter at @mbcrump

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