Used Windows Phone SDK 8.0 for Windows?
Editors’ Review
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Pros
- Full-featured development environment for Windows Phone.
- Develop apps for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.5.
- Integrates with Visual Studio 2012 Professional/Premium/Ultimate.
- Supports building managed and native code applications.
- Includes multiple emulators, profiling, and testing tools.
Cons
- Requires specific Windows 8 64-bit operating system.
- Windows 8 Pro edition needed for Phone 8 Emulator.
- SLAT processor mandatory for Phone 8 Emulator functionality.
- Cannot deploy or test apps on Phone 8 Emulator without SLAT.
