Экзамен 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications, Часть 5: Designing the User Interface and User Experience

>>В начало

Designing the User Interface and User Experience (23%)

• Design for separation of concerns.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: presentation patterns that use view models, MVVM
• Design Windows Phone 7 control usage.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: design control usage as described in UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7; design proper use of PanoramaControl and PivotControl; choose when to use the Panorama Control and PivotControl; recommend when to use ApplicationBar
• Recommend keyboard layout for a given situation.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: InputScope property
• Design for system themes, accent color, and screen orientation.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: built-in styles that use system themes and accent colors, ApplicationBar icons (size, transparency), landscape, portrait

Ссылки:

Designing the User Interface and User Experience (23%)

• Design for separation of concerns.
  • Presentation patterns that use view models
  • MVVM
• Design Windows Phone 7 control usage.
  • Design control usage as described in UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7
  • Design proper use of PanoramaControl and PivotControl
  • Choose when to use the Panorama Control and PivotControl
  • Recommend when to use ApplicationBar
• Recommend keyboard layout for a given situation.
  • InputScope property
• Design for system themes, accent color, and screen orientation.
  • Built-in styles that use system themes and accent colors
  • ApplicationBar icons
    • Size
    • Transparency
  • Landscape
  • Portrait

RU links:

• Ориентация экрана
• Системная тема
• Панель приложения
• Элемент управления Panorama
• Элемент управления Pivot
• Текстовые поля и контекст ввода
• MSDN Magazine: Проблемы и решения в Model-View-ViewModel

Video (EN)

• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Designing Applications for Windows Phone 7 Using Expression Blend and Metro
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Panorama and Pivots
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: The Application Bar
• The Full Stack, Part 9: Windows Phone Development with TDD and MVVM
• Windows Phone 7 Design
• Windows Phone Design Days - Metro
• Windows Phone Design Days - Pivot and Pano
• Windows Phone Design Days - Templates
• Inside Windows Phone#08-Windows Phone Design Templates

Экзамен 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications, Часть 4: Designing the Application Architecture

>>В начало

Designing the Application Architecture (21%)

• Design for threading.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: use of the composition thread
• Monitor and tune performance.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: frame rate counter; cache visualization; redraw regions; bitmap caching; memory usage limitations; plan for power consumption; tune bandwidth consumption; performance counters
• Manage the application life cycle.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: tombstoning; response to PhoneApplicationService events (Launching, Activated, Deactivated, Closing)
• Prepare the application to meet Windows Phone 7 marketplace requirements.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: Windows Phone 7 Application Certification Requirements; design for localization and globalization; plan for trial versions; work with WMAppManifest.xml; design for icon requirements for marketplace

Ссылки:

Designing the Application Architecture (21%)

• Design for threading.
  • Use of the composition thread
• Monitor and tune performance.
  • Frame rate counter
  • Cache visualization
  • Redraw regions
  • Bitmap caching
  • Memory usage limitations
  • Plan for power consumption
  • Tune bandwidth consumption
  • Performance counters
• Manage the application life cycle.
  • Tombstoning ( Idle Detection for Windows Phone, How to: Preserve and Restore Application State for Windows Phone )
  • Response to PhoneApplicationService events
    • Launching
    • Activated
    • Deactivated
    • Closing
• Prepare the application to meet Windows Phone 7 marketplace requirements.
  • Windows Phone 7 Application Certification Requirements
  • Design for localization and globalization
  • Plan for trial versions
  • Work with WMAppManifest.xml
  • Design for icon requirements for marketplace

RU Links:

• Советы по отладке
• Использование памяти и немного о производительности
• Следим за ошибками
• Захоранивание
• Trial (пробная) версия приложения

Other links:

• Windows Phone Silverlight Application Life Cycle for Application Launch, Activate, and Deactivate Events.docx

Video (EN):

• MIX11: Windows Phone Architecture: Deep Dive
• MIX11: Analyzing and Improving Windows Phone Application Performance
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Optimizing for Performance
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: The Application Lifecycle
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Marketing Your Windows Phone Application
• Windows Phone Application Life Cycle
• Windows Phone Design Days - Globalization
• Windows Phone Design Days - Perceived Performance
• Managing Windows Phone 7 Trial Applications
• Inside Windows Phone #03: Optimizing Windows Phone Silverlight Applications
• Inside Windows Phone #08: Taking a look inside Windows Phone Programming Model Architecture

Экзамен 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications, Часть 3: Working with Platform APIs, Tasks, and Choosers

>>В начало

Working with Platform APIs, Tasks, and Choosers (21%)

• Design and implement sensor interaction.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: choose which sensors are appropriate for your application; design location awareness (when to use different levels of GeopositionAccuracy); location awareness system setting
• Plan for and implement the use of Tasks and Choosers.
• Plan for and implement multitouch and gestures.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: manipulation events (ManipulationStarted, ManipulationCompleted, ManipulationDelta)
• Design and implement application navigation.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: pass parameters (NavigationContext API), manipulate the navigation stack (NavigationService API), use of the Back button, PhoneApplicationPage class and PhoneApplicationFrame class and the difference between these two classes

Ссылки:

Working with Platform APIs, Tasks, and Choosers (21%)

• Design and implement sensor interaction.
  • Choose which sensors are appropriate for your application
  • Design location awareness (when to use different levels of GeopositionAccuracy)
  • Location awareness system setting
• Plan for and implement the use of Tasks and Choosers.
  • Tasks
  • Choosers
• Plan for and implement multitouch and gestures.
  • Manipulation events
    • ManipulationStarted
    • ManipulationCompleted
    • ManipulationDelta
• Design and implement application navigation.
  • Pass parameters (NavigationContext API)
  • Manipulate the navigation stack (NavigationService API)
  • Use of the Back button (RU: Аппаратная кнопка "Назад")
  • PhoneApplicationPage class and PhoneApplicationFrame class and the difference between these two classes

RU Links:

• Определение местоположения
• Работа с GPS
• Задачи запуска
• Задачи выбора
• Навигация между страницами
• Нелинейная навигация и петли в Windows Phone 7

EN Links:

• Multi-Touch Manipulation Events in WPF
• The Intricacies of Touch Controls
• Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and the Multi-Touch Thumb

Video (EN):

• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Launchers and Choosers
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Location and Bing Maps

Экзамен 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications, Часть 2: Designing and Implementing Notification Strategies

>>В начало

Designing and Implementing Notification Strategies (17%)

• Plan for and implement push notifications in the application.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: choose method for notifying user of application’s state/status (tile, toast, RAW); respond to notifications; registration for notifications
• Plan for and implement push notifications on the server.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: when to use toast, tile, and raw; plan for receiving the unique device URL
• Create and update live tiles.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: update background image, numbers, and text

Ссылки:

Designing and Implementing Notification Strategies (17%)

• Plan for and implement push notifications in the application.
  • Choose method for notifying user of application’s state/status
    • Tile
    • Toast
    • RAW
  • Respond to notifications
  • Registration for notifications
• Plan for and implement push notifications on the server.
  • When to use
    • Toast
    • Tile
    • Raw
  • Plan for receiving the unique device URL
• Create and update live tiles.
  • Update background image, numbers, and text

RU Links:

• Уведомления (Push Notifications)
• Push Notification. Необходимость
• Push Notification. Как это работает
• Push Notification. Модель и действительность
• TechDays Video: Уведомления (push notifications) в Windows Phone 7

EN Links:

• Understanding Microsoft Push Notifications for Windows Phones
• Understanding How Microsoft Push Notification Works – Part 2

Video (EN):

• MIX11: Enhanced Push Notifications and Tiles for Windows Phone
• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Push Notifications
• Windows Phone Push Notification
• Inside Windows Phone #04: Using Push Notification - Part 2
• Windows Phone 7 Push Notification QuickApp / Web Service (With Azure Publishing Instructions!)

Экзамен 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications, Часть 1: Designing Data Access Strategies

>>В начало

Designing Data Access Strategies (19%)

• Send and receive data.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: design connection mechanisms for communicating with external web services; plan how to consume and parse data from web services (for example, WCF and WS*); ensure a trusted transfer of data to and from a phone
• Design a data storage strategy.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: differentiate between persistent and transient data; determine when to use isolated storage; plan for size limitations of isolated storage; design cloud-based storage
• Plan for bandwidth limitations and implement network connectivity detection.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: plan for disconnected scenarios; plan for low network bandwidth

Ссылки:

Designing Data Access Strategies (19%)

• Send and receive data.
  • Design connection mechanisms for communicating with external web services
  • Plan how to consume and parse data from web services (for example, WCF and WS*)
  • Ensure a trusted transfer of data to and from a phone (Security for Windows Phone)
• Design a data storage strategy.
  • Differentiate between persistent and transient data
  • Determine when to use isolated storage
  • Plan for size limitations of isolated storage
  • Design cloud-based storage
• Plan for bandwidth limitations and implement network connectivity detection.
  • Plan for disconnected scenarios (GetIsNetworkAvailable)
  • Plan for low network bandwidth

RU Links:

• Изолированное хранилище
• Создание приложений, управляемых данными, с применением Windows Azure и Windows Phone 7
• Windows Phone и облако – введение
• TechDays Video: Хранение данных в Windows Phone 7

Video (EN):

• Windows Phone 7 Jump Start: Isolated Storage
• Building Silverlight and Windows Phone Applications that Consume SQL Azure

Экзамен 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications, Часть 0

Итак приступаем к подготовке к экзамену по Windows Phone 7.

Пока анонсирована только Beta версия, но к релизу экзамена, обычно, ничего не меняется.

Страница экзамена: тут.

Требования к знаниям:

Designing Data Access Strategies (19%)

• Send and receive data.
• Design a data storage strategy.
• Plan for bandwidth limitations and implement network connectivity detection.

Designing and Implementing Notification Strategies (17%)

• Plan for and implement push notifications in the application.
• Plan for and implement push notifications on the server.
• Create and update live tiles.

Working with Platform APIs, Tasks, and Choosers (21%)

• Design and implement sensor interaction.
• Plan for and implement the use of Tasks and Choosers.
• Plan for and implement multitouch and gestures.
• Design and implement application navigation.

Designing the Application Architecture (21%)

• Design for threading.
• Monitor and tune performance.
• Manage the application life cycle.
• Prepare the application to meet Windows Phone 7 marketplace requirements.

Designing the User Interface and User Experience (23%)

• Design for separation of concerns.
• Design Windows Phone 7 control usage.
• Recommend keyboard layout for a given situation.
• Design for system themes, accent color, and screen orientation.

Основные ссылки:

• Русскоязычный центр разработки приложений для Windows Phone 7
• Доклады на TechDays
• Раздел MSDN (EN)
• p&p: Phone Development (EN)
• Windows Phone 7 Developer Training Kit (EN)
• Книга: Charles Petzold. Programming Windows Phone 7 (EN)
• Книга: Charles Petzold. Programming Windows Phone 7 (перевод первой части)
• Книга: Rob Miles, Windows Phone Programming in C#(EN)
• Видео на Channel 9(EN)
• Похожая подборка на geeks.ms (спасибо Анонимосу)