I just had a short conversation with a friend of mine that happens to work at Microsoft and he unofficially dropped a bit about the development tools. He said that
"[...] we’re not ready to mention it [...]" and "[...] we will reveal most of it in the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco and MIX 10 in Vegas."
Aside from the questions it raises on the development tools, SDKs, etc, I am very pleased with the fact that the announcement will be made in a game developer conference. This means that Microsoft’s push on Windows Phone 7 is aimed at regaining some serious consumer credibility on the smartphone arena. Consumer cred is much more difficult to regain than corporate since most of the corporate customers are still using Windows and are now looking into migrating their systems to Windows 7 if they have not already done so.
I know this is not much information, but I have received too many questions from the developer community regarding the future of the development platforms not to mention this tiny bit.
If you are developing applications for Windows Mobile 6.x, my suggestion is that you stick to patterns and practices because that’s how you will assure a smooth transition with no (or few) glitches.
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Diego Samuilov has worked in Microsoft’s environments since he started his professional career in 1990. Since then, he has been through many positions related to the Software Development lifecycle. Having worked as a developer, analyst, technical lead, project lead, auditor and, since 1996 a project manager, manager and director in the Server, Desktop and Mobile environments. He enjoys the software development process which has played a great part in his skills development. Since the introduction of Windows CE in 1998 he has been involved in one form or another in the development of several solutions for the mobile environment. He is the head of Nordis Direct's IT department and participates in public and private developer community events. He actively collaborates with the community at support forums and blogs. Diego is the author of "Windows Phone for Everyone" available [HERE]. See Diego's Articles [HERE]