I get asked all of the time what is needed to develop for Windows Phone 8 so I thought I would do a blog post on it to make it easier.
Of course you need the SDK. which you can find here. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35471
System requirements
Supported operating systems: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro
- Operating system type:
- Windows 8 64-bit (x64) client versions
- Hardware:
- 6.5 GB of free hard disk space
- 4 GB RAM
- 64-bit (x64) CPU
- Windows Phone 8 Emulator:
- Windows 8 Pro edition or greater
- Requires a processor that supports Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
If your computer meets the hardware and operating system requirements, but does not meet the requirements for the Windows Phone 8 Emulator, the Windows Phone SDK 8.0 will install and run. However, the Windows Phone 8 Emulator will not function and you will not be able to deploy or test apps on the Windows Phone 8 Emulator.
That last part SLAT is very important. If you want to find out what SLAT is and how to check to see if you are compatible. How To Geek has a great article on it.
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What about the development tools, like Visual studio etc.?
What software skills and programming languages do you need to know to develop for Windows Phone 8?
John,
You can use C# and Xaml to develop for windows phone 8. Or you can use PhoneGap and HTML5
You will need Visual Studio, but you can use the Free Visual Studio Express for Windows 8.