Leaked Windows Phone 7 Series Development Docs
After reviewing the documents, you'll see that Windows Phone 7 Series is capable of multi-tasking. Most developers won’t get complete access to native APIs, probably for security reasons. The main developer tools will be Visual Studio and Expression Blend for the XAML UI. Silverlight will also be support, as well as XNA, which is the same programming language used for ZuneHD and X-Box Live games development.
View the documents after the break.
Source: XDA Developers (Post #8)
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kewl.
I hope people shut up about the no multi-tasking thing now…
Add backwards compatibility & I might just be on board
I’m definitely on board for whenever the replacement of the TP2 comes out with it. I have to at least try it to either like it or not!
@kabuk1 – Rumor has it that older programs will have to be “ported” to Windows Phone 7. The core of the apps will still work, but due to the interface changes, there will have to be some changes.
i knew microsoft wouldn’t throw out multitasking. I always did have trouble believing that rumor…
Yes, even if it’s not “multitasking” in the sense that we know it with WM6.x, there was no way in hell they’d leave it out after haranguing Apple about it for the past few years.
As for backwards compatibility– screw it! The new platform is based on .NET and much better interface, so take all these 10 year old applications that look like crap and toss ‘em out the window. Any serious developer is going to update them for the new platform, so why fuss over the old stuff?
@GoodThings2Life – PS… it’s backwards compatibility that causes 90% of the security and compatibility issues on Windows anyway. It’s 2010… it’s a great time to toss out the leftovers.
@GoodThings2Life – I agree I would like to see upgraded Apps to go with the updated OS.
I’m with Goodthings2life here. When I went from the Vogue to the TP1, I lost most of my apps due to compatablity issues. The same thing happened during my transition to the TP2 too, so honestly, I won’t cry if backwards compatability is gone.
I wouldn’t cry to much about backwards compatibility. I do hope they make porting of applications easy.
The documents did not say about third party Multitasking support. The multitasking in the documents is the OS. We already know about the. The 3rd party multitasking will be explained at MIX. If there is gonna be explanations, There will be restrictions.
Im a little worried as to what “If Microsft approves the request to enable the application scenario…” means.
@Weapondrift
I can imagine that it will mean if you want access to the native APIs it will be as strict as they are on the Xbox. I’m sure it will be they will go through everything to make sure it wont be able to cause a security breach, or an ability to crash the system.
I really think that they are trying to separate user land from admin/kernel access, trying to go along the lines of a linux style platform.
I will admit that I could be completely wrong but its my best guess based on what I read into that.
Sounds interesting and worth a shot and could actually be very “slick”. Anyway,by the time it’s released I’ll be more than ready for something new. I’m in!
Any chance the new OS will work with our TP2?