After some brief introductions and a detailed overview of the agenda, expert instructors Andy Wigley and Rob Tiffany kick off the course with an information-packed introduction. This is the first part of a two-part module and covers the new app platform in Windows Phone 8, application development models, the Windows Phone 8 version of WinRT, supported application models and a "getting started with WP8 app development" section.

[09:30] - New app platform in Windows Phone 8

[15:10] - WP8 programming APIs

[22:58] - App development models

[45:19] - WP7x app compatibility

Full course outline: