Those of you who are creative and inventive can find something that will occupy their time, if they will join the community of developers that are already working to provide Microsoft applications. There are named Microsoft apps, not because you will be employed by Microsoft to develop them, but because they are created with the tools coming from this company and they will run on platforms designed also by this giant.
On this site, those who want to develop apps for Windows Phone 7 and Xbox Live can find the necessary tools and can join the group of developers, because only in this way, they will be able to sumbit their apps to the marketplace. There are challenges between developers. You have to dream to win and build the game of your dreams. With Microsoft, everything is possible.
Whenever an update is available for the tools that you are using, you can get the update from this site as well. You will be announced when the update is ready. The name of the site which I mentioned earlier is App Hub, because this is the location where developers start working. This is not the same with the place they meet and discuss about the problems in programming that they face when creating apps for Microsoft. To see those spaces online, you have to join the club.
You have several categories once you enter the site. One of these is the News category, where you find out what are the challenges where you can participate, like the Dream Competition for the best game created for WP7 or Xbox Live. You can register for this competition, if you are already a member of the Microsoft community, but if you’re not, don’t worry, you can become one in a few minutes. From time to time, there are offered free submissions for those who develop apps. Don’t miss those offers. See the highlights from the World Mobile Congress regarding the Windows Phone 7 and the apps built for this platform on the News section as well. About the other sections on this site and about how to become a real Microsoft developer in other articles.
