.NET Compact Framework

WinFX: Guidelines and Best Practices

Mark H. Wagner — Wed, 04 May 2005 10:22:00 GMT

The WinFX SDK Community Technology Preview Edition has some very good content. I recommend the reading the WinFX: Guidelines and Best Practices

http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_fxguidance/html/2995cebf-2b57-4cdb-8cac-0e171fb7b0b7.asp

Visual Studio 2005 Standard Beta 2 Released

Mark H. Wagner — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:33:00 GMT

For those of you with an MSDN subscription, Visual Studio 2005 Standard Beta 2 has been released.

.NET Compact Framework developer links for Pocket PC 2002

Mark H. Wagner — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:09:00 GMT

.NET Compact Framework developer links for Pocket PC 2002

This is a quick of the links I found to be useful while creating a Pocket PC 2002 application. This includes a number of resource links along with a problem I had that seemed to take forever to find the fix. I hope this post is useful for anyone wanting to start developing Pocket PC applications using Visual Studio .NET 2003.

This post is nothing more than a number of useful links and is not intended to be any sort of concise article.

An article worth reading – or at least quickly browsing.
http://www.sys-con.com/dotnet/articleprint.cfm?id=298

Know what version of the .NET Compact Framework you have installed on our personal device and your emulator.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/cffaq/default.aspx#Q5u8yhkym

I did have a problem connecting to the Pocket PC 2002 emulator in Visual Studio .NET 2003.

Problem:
I was getting the following error when trying to use my emulator

Launching Application

Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging.

Unable to start program 'D:\YourProgramPathHere...

Solution:
Install the Windows CE Utilities for Visual Studio .NET 2003 Add-on Pack 1.1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7EC99CA6-2095-4086-B0CC-7C6C39B28762&displaylang=en

Resouces

Open NETCF is an excellent library extension for the .NET Compact Framework, and is used by many Pocket PC applications.

Open NETCF Wiki

Pocket PC Developer Network

Microsoft .NET Compact Framework FAQ

Microsoft .NET Compact Framework FAQ (old but good)

Microsoft .NET Compact Framework QuickStarts

Microsoft Mobile Development Center

Microsoft Windows Embedded Developer Center

Microsoft Mobile and Embedded Development Center

Microsofts Thirt-Party Developer Sites

Bloggers worth noting

Get your Naked Pocket PC 2002 Skin from Peter Foot

Mark H. Wagner — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:19:00 GMT

For you Pocket PC developers, Peter Foot points out how to implement a Naked Pocket PC 2002 emulator.

This excellent for creating screen catpures of your Pocket PC appliations - as shown below.

Microsoft and .NET - a true enabler!

Mark H. Wagner — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:51:00 GMT

I have been on a blitz with the .NET Compact Framework. I have a number of items I intend to post. There is so much information available its a significant task just trying to get your arms around where to start. I have a number of (100?) reminder emails I sent myself as I cruised the Internet for information - just so I would remember to read in more detail later. The .NET Framework 2.0, .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 gets more exciting the more I learn. This will truly become the ultimate enabler for developers.

I have been developing for more than 18 years now. Yes, I know this may make me a grandpa in the developer community. lol. You shouldn't laugh so hard. You might just hurt my feelings. lol. I've barely touched my fourth decade in life and I am as excited about development and technology as I was 18 years ago. That is why I have chosen to remain a technical resource, and have opted to stay away from the management track. And, with no regrets.

Microsoft and .NET - a true enabler!