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        New book explains .NET Compact Framework programming

        Doug | Date: Jun 25, 2004 | Comments: 1



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        Addison-Wesley recently released .NET Compact Framework programming with Visual Basic .NET, by Paul Yao and David Durant. Said to be "the definitive tutorial and reference for the .NET Compact Framework," the book explains how to transfer programming skills and code to mobile and embedded devices.




        Condensed Table of Contents
        • Part I: Foundations
          • .NET Compact Framework Architecture
          • What Is a .NET Compact Framework Program?
          • The .NET Type System
          • Platform Invoke
        • Part II: Building the User Interface
          • Creating Forms
          • Mouse and Keyboard Input
          • Inside Controls
          • Data Binding to Controls
          • Inside More Controls
          • Building Custom Controls
        • Part III: Managing Device Data
          • Storage
          • ADO.NET Programming
          • Synchronizing Mobile Data.
          • The Remote API
        • Part IV: Creating Graphical Output
          • .NET Compact Framework Graphics.
          • Text and Fonts
          • Printing
        Throughout the book, sample code and examples illustrate best practices and programming techniques. In addition, the book's companion website includes downloadable code for all these examples along with a set of development tools to help with Compact Framework development projects.



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