Adan Galvan
07-17-2010, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.uxmagic.com/blog/post/2010/07/15/iPhone-versus-Windows-Phone-7-Coding-Comparison.aspx' target='_blank'>http://www.uxmagic.com/blog/post/20...Comparison.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"My thoughts on iPhone coding a master-detail set of two views on iPhone versus Windows Phone 7 and why the designer-developer story is better with the Microsoft toolset thanks to Expression Blend and the C# language.. This is just an opinion piece, but realize I am not a newbie at either platform. I was using Interface Builder on NeXT boxes in 1993-1994 and unfortunately in my opinion not enough has changed, to put real design into the hands of the iPhone coder."</em></p><p>Don Burnett over at <a href="http://www.uxmagic.com/blog/post/2010/07/15/iPhone-versus-Windows-Phone-7-Coding-Comparison.aspx" target="_blank">Don's Blog</a> has done an excellent comparison of developing an application for the iPhone vs. Windows Phone 7. In the slide presentation that he has created, Don demonstrates creating a simple menu system using both Interface Builder (for the iPhone) and Expression Blend (for Windows Phone 7). After completing the process, Don finds that using Expression Blend to create a simple application takes about half the time (12 minutes vs. 7 minutes). I've mentioned in a previous <a href="http://windowsphonethoughts.com/news/show/98854/unique-developer-features-may-help-windows-phone-7-succeed.html" target="_blank" title="Unique Developer Features May Help Windows Phone 7 Succeed">post</a> that using Visual Studio, XNA, and Expression Blend with a familiar and popular programming language really do give Windows Phone 7 developers an incentive to give the platform a chance. Hopefully this will lead to a large selection of applications at launch.</p>