Windows Phone Thoughts: Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training

"We recognize that providing as much technical content as we can for the full range of developers is what developers deserve. While we plan on having more live training sessions in the coming weeks and months, we are also committed to making that content available as quickly as possible to as many developers as possible. Since this round of content is based on Beta Windows Phone Developer Tools, we will not be localizing it. For our non-English speaking developers, we will be providing localized training once we have released the final developer tools."

The Windows Team Blog has recently posted a set of 12 web-based training videos for Windows Phone 7 developers. The videos, typically about 50 minutes in length, are intended to be used in self-paced training. A quick perusal of the topics covered reveals sessions on application development (for various levels of skill), games, working with media, and more. This looks a great starting point for the budding Windows Phone 7 developer.