Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook

Description

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# and Visual Basic code samples on the Web

CONTENTS:

ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Essentials of Mobile Application Development
* Chapter 1: .NET Compact Framework - a Platform on the Move
* Chapter 2: Building a Microsoft Windows Forms GUI
* Chapter 3: Using SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition and Other Data Stores
* Chapter 4: Catching Errors, Testing, and Debugging
* Chapter 5: Understanding and Optimizing .NET Compact Framework Performance
* Chapter 6: Completing the Application: Packaging and DeploymentPart II: Solutions for Challenges in Mobile Applications
* Chapter 7: Exchanging Data with Backend Servers
* Chapter 8: Networking
* Chapter 9: Getting Connected
* Chapter 10: Security Programming for Mobile Applications
* Chapter 11: Threading
* Chapter 12: Graphics Programming
* Chapter 13: Direct3D Mobile
* Chapter 14: Interoperating with the Platform
* Chapter 15: Building Custom Controls
* Chapter 16: Internationalization
* Chapter 17: Developing with Windows MobilePart III: New Developments
* Chapter 18: Introducing .NET Compact Framework Version 3.5 and Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas"