Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference) - Hardcover

Wigley, Andy; Wheelwright, Stephen; Burbidge, Robert; MacLoed, Rory; Sutton, Mark

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9780735617254: Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference)

Synopsis

This comprehensive reference provides developers with the information they need to develop new applications or move existing applications to handheld devices and other resource-constrained hardware. It offers specific techniques for writing mobile applications, including developing GUI elements using Web Forms, transferring data using XML Web services, working with local and remote data sources, and developing applications that can operate in a disconnected state from the wireless network. The book illustrates each technique with working code samples in Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET. It also includes a quick reference appendix showing the differences between the .NET Compact Framework and the full .NET Framework.

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About the Author

Andy is a Principal Technologiest at U.K. technical authoring and consultancy company Content Master, focusing on mobile technologies. He has contributed to MSDN and other publications and regularly appears at conferences, presenting on applications of mobile technology. He has been involved in software engineering for nearly 20 years, working on projects as diverse as high-performance messaging, electronic document exchange, computer-integrated manufacturing, and laboratory robotics. He is the co-author of Building .NET Applications for Mobile Devices (Microsoft Press), which focused on building mobile Web applications with ASP.NET and the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit. He lives in North Wales with his wife, Caroline, and their two children, a location that allows him to pursue his passion for rock climbing.

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