Configuring the Windows Phone development environment

In order to configure your Windows Phone 8 development environment, you will need the following:

• Windows 8 operating system or any higher compatible Windows versions.

• Windows Phone SDK 8.0, which includes a standalone Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone, Windows Phone emulators, and other useful tools to profile Windows Phone applications. The Windows Phone SDK can also work as an add-in to the Visual Studio 2012 Professional, Premium, or Ultimate editions.

In order to download Windows Phone SDK 8.0, go to http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35471.

Tip

Visual Studio for Windows Phone is the official Microsoft IDE for Windows Phone development. It is a complete development environment to create Windows Phone applications and has many features, some of which are as follows:

• Source code editor

• User-interface builder

• Templates for Windows Phone projects

• Testing and debugging features on Windows Phone emulators or real...