Build a .XAP File withtou uses Visual Studio

I wor开发者_高级运维k in ah company that wants build a Framework to create windows phone apps. I was choose to study what we need to do this. Anyway... Is there some way to developer for Windows Phone without use Visual Studio?

You can develop applications for Windows Phone with the Windows Phone SDK by using either Visual Studio 2010 or Expression Blend 4. You can download the tools (including the SDK) from the App Hub, which are all available for free.