Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook - Softcover

A. Wigley; Daniel Moth; Peter Foot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735623589 ISBN 13: 9780735623583

Publisher: Microsoft Press, 2007

Synopsis

Get practical information for developing applications with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0—straight from mobile-development experts. This definitive guide delivers the proven techniques, real-world insights, and extensive code samples you need to bring information access to any Windows-based mobile device.
Discover how to:

• Design a user interface that is optimized for smart devices
• Add functionality by using Windows Mobile APIs
• Organize and persist data stored on a device
• Establish network connections and respond to changes in network state
• Synchronize mobile devices with data stored on backend servers
• Implement authentication, symmetric encryption, and asymmetric encryption algorithms
• Optimize application performance for resource-constrained devices
• Interoperate with native code by using Pinvoke and COM interop
• PLUS—Get an introduction to .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio code name “Orcas”

PLUS—Get Microsoft Visual C#(R) and Visual Basic code samples on the Web

About this title

About the Author

Andy Wigley is a Microsoft MVP for Device Application Development and founder of his own mobile development and consulting company. He is coauthor of several books, including Building Microsoft ASP.NET Applications for Mobile Devices, Second Edition, and Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Core Reference.

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735623589
• ISBN 13: 9780735623583
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 688