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  1. Re:Develop apps on the device by cbhacking · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Dumping License Fees For Windows Phone?

    There have been WP-exclusive games since launch. I believe Wordament was exclusive when it launched two years ago, and it's only just recently appeared on non-MS platforms. A number of Microsoft/Xbox-franchise titles (like Halo and Fable) have WP-exclusive games that are either parts of the overall series, or companions to specific games in it. I'm sure there are tons of others.

    Windows Phone has TouchDevelop, which is essentially a scripting IDE that allows the developer to select objects by touch rather than needing to type everything out. You can develop apps with it, and even publish them on the store. It's created by Microsoft Research, and was first launched on WP7 something like three years ago. https://www.touchdevelop.com/

  2. +1 for Python by occasional_dabbler · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Ask Slashdot: Best Book Or Game To Introduce Kids To Programming?

    Yep, get him into Python, he should be able to pick that up quickly enough to keep him interested but it will also offer him challenges for years if he wants it. Or... at the risk of being downmodded (again) for not being a MS/Nokia hater, you could get him a cheap WP7 phone (plenty around right now with WP8 coming) and take a look at the amazing TouchDevelop scripting environment that lets you write anything from one-liners to quite complex apps right on the school bus, mostly without having to actually write anything - you connect up various blocks and pipes to get results. https://www.touchdevelop.com/

  3. Windows Phone by exomondo · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Scripting-Friendly Smartphones?

    Windows Phone has TouchDevelop from MS Research, not sure how comprehensive it is but it does give you on-device scripting of functionality.

  4. Microsoft has TouchDevelop by limitedmage · · Score: 1 · on Why Can't We Put a BASIC On the Phone?

    Microsoft Research has a nice little app called TouchDevelop that lets you program simple scripts on a Windows Phone device. It even has access to certain files like the music library. You can build all sorts of tiny apps, games and utilities right on the phone with it.

  5. Microsoft has TouchDevelop for WP7 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Why Can't We Put a BASIC On the Phone?

    Microsoft Research has TouchDevelop, an educational app that lets people write simple programs right on a WP7 phone. It's sandboxed to limit the potential for malicious use but still fairly capable.

    The one thing I fault about it is that it's a new programming language; it would have been nicer if they'd been able to re-use an existing language such as BASIC or even PASCAL.