This handy reference provides a quick tour of the .NET compact framework and includes several working projects for getting productive straightaway.

In this book you'll learn: The basics of programming for the .NET Compact Framework using Visual Studio .NET 2003; you'll be up and running with Hello, World in no time at all, User interface design considerations for the Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, and Windows Mobile-based Smartphone, How to consume web services from .NET Compact Framework applications, How to cache on-line data for use when the mobile device is out of range of a network, How to write applications that use Bluetooth. Whether you're new to mobile programming or new to Visual Studio .NET 2003, the .NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide will teach what you need to know to get started developing mobile applications.

Part I. The .NET Framework and Mobile Devices
The .NET CLR
Windows Powered Mobile Devices
Tool and Language Support
Hello, Pocket PC
Debugging the Application
Troubleshooting
Part II. User Interface Design
Using the Windows Forms Controls
Design Considerations for Smartphone Applications
Part III. Projects
Project A: Currency Converter
Project B: Book Ordering System
Project C: Bluetooth Chat
Part IV. Deploying .NET Compact Framework Applications
Packaging CAB Files
Redistributing the .NET Compact Framework
Deploying Smartphone Applications