Microsoft MVPs Rob Miles and Andy Wigley have kicked off a Mango developer focused course that features some handy and helpful pointers for those who are starting out on the platform. The above video is the introduction to the course and first topic. 

Find a list of the topics covered (each with a dedicated video, links can be found via the source link) below:

  • Building Windows Phone Apps with Visual Studio 2010
  • Silverlight on Windows Phone—Introduction
  • Silverlight on Windows Phone—Advanced
  • Using Expression to Build Windows Phone Interfaces
  • Windows Phone Fast Application Switching
  • Windows Phone Multi-tasking & Background Tasks
  • Using Windows Phone Resources (Bing Maps, Camera, etc.)
  • Application Data Storage on Windows Phone
  • Using Networks with Windows Phone
  • Tiles & Notifications on Windows Phone
  • XNA for Windows Phone
  • Selling a Windows Phone Application

Source: Channel9