Table of Contents

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

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.