News · 9 Jun 2011 · MTW Editorial Team
Microsoft has just announced the Android to Windows Phone API mapping tool for Android developers who wish to leverage their coding skills and port their applications to Windows Phone 7. The company did something similar a few months ago with the release of the iPhone to Windows Phone API mapping tool and has now added Android 2.3 / Gingerbread in the mix.
We’ve added Android to the Windows Phone API mapping tool to help developers find their way around the Windows Phone platform. Think of the API mapping tool as being like a translation dictionary. For example, let’s say that you’re planning a vacation to France. Since you don’t speak the language, you’ll bring a pocket travel dictionary. Having this tool will surely help you get an idea about what you are ordering from a restaurant menu, but you’ll have no idea what the actual recipe is — nor will you be able to have a conversion in French with the server! But it’s a great learning tool to make the first steps.
A Windows Phone 7 Guide for Android Application Developers white paper has also been posted here.
source: Microsoft
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