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Getting Started with Building Windows Mobile Solutions with Visual Studio and Windows Mobile 6 SDK

| Thursday, March 4, 2010
This article focuses on how to develop Windows Mobile .NET Compact Framework offline client solutions. .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF) is a subset of the full Microsoft .NET Framework, with all the functionality that you must have to deliver powerful enterprise applications for the Windows Mobile platform. Visual Studio 2008 has built-in support for both the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and .NET Compact Framework 3.5.
Visual Studio and .NET Compact Framework

Developers who develop desktop applications that use Visual Studio have all the necessary tools and knowledge to develop solutions for Windows Mobile platform. Of course, there are differences between the desktop and mobile platform, and you have to approach each differently. However, the programming concepts remain the same.

You have to answer the following questions before you start to develop a Windows Mobile solution:

   * What development tools do you have and want to use?
   * What platform do you want to target, Smartphone or Pocket PC?
   * What version of the .NET Compact Framework do you want to use?

Answers to earlier questions influence the direction you take with your project and how you start it. Other business-related considerations can also influence your decisions:

   * Do you want to create offline or online solution?
   * How expensive is your connection?
   * Do you want touch screen functionality?
   * Are you targeting multiple form factors or a single platform?
   * What are your security requirements?

After you analyze and answer all these questions, you are ready to take the correct direction with the project. This paper focuses on how to develop Windows Mobile .NET Compact Framework offline client solutions.

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