Programming Windows Mobile 5.0 Applications Using the .NET Compact Framework
Visual Studio 2005 is the premier development platform for Windows Mobile 5.0. This article explores its new capabilities in detail.
by Wei-Meng Lee
November 10, 2006
icrosoft has recently launched the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform for Pocket PCs and Smartphones. With the proliferation of Windows Mobile-based devices in the marketplace, companies are gradually mobilizing their enterprising applications to let their staff gain the competitive mobile advantage. Coupled with the launch of Visual Studio 2005, the .NET Compact Framework is now in its second generation—version 2.0.
This article demonstrates some of the new managed APIs made available by Windows Mobile 5.0 and the .NET Compact Framework 2.0. I'll focus on the classes that are of interest to managed developers. (I won't cover the new APIs that are available only to native developers.)
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icrosoft has recently launched the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform for Pocket PCs and Smartphones. With the proliferation of Windows Mobile-based devices in the marketplace, companies are gradually mobilizing their enterprising applications to let their staff gain the competitive mobile advantage. Coupled with the launch of Visual Studio 2005, the .NET Compact Framework is now in its second generation—version 2.0.
