Programming .NET Compact Framework 3.5 (PDF)

Programming .NET Compact Framework 3.5 is a book whose time has come. Windows Mobile outsold the iPhone last year and is poised to grow. If you're interested in developing for this burgeoning platform, there is no one better able to get you up to speed than industry veterans, master programmers, and teachers Paul Yao and David Durant.

Completely revised and updated for .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, and Windows Mobile SmartPhones, Programming .NET Compact Framework 3.5 teaches you how to write killer applications for handheld wireless devices with small screens, limited memory, and finite battery life. In this book, you will learn

• When to use each of the ten API sets available for Windows Mobile, and especially when to use Win32 and the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5
• How to write programs that make the most of a Windows Mobile device's limited battery life
• How to efficiently invoke Win32 APIs from the .NET Compact Framework
• How to write sizzling, data-driven applications using data binding and .NET controls
• How to manage device data with the object store, file I/O, and the registry
• How to work with databases using ADO.NET and LINQ
• How to synchronize mobile data with remote databases and program ActiveSync
• How to make a mobile device work with the Windows Communication Foundation
• How to create graphical output and print on Windows Mobile devices

If you want to learn Windows Mobile development and have a modicum of experience with the .NET Framework, this is the only book you need.