Microsoft Press has announced that Charles Petzold’s Programming Windows Phone 7 will be released in time for PDC10 as a free download! I find this crazy, as this is easily a book I would pay good money for. How do I know? I’ve been browsing the 11 chapters they released as a download for VSLive! You can download the PDF, the XPS, and the source code.
Released Chapter List
Part I The Basics
Chapter 1 Hello, Windows Phone 7
Chapter 2 Getting Oriented
Chapter 3 An Introduction to Touch
Chapter 4 Bitmaps, Also Known as Textures
Chapter 5 Sensors and Services
Chapter 6 Issues in Application Architecture
Part II Silverlight
Chapter 7 XAML Power and Limitations
Chapter 8 Elements and Properties
Part III XNA
Chapter 20 Principles of Movement
Chapter 21 Textures and Sprites
Chapter 22 Touch and Play