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        New book explains mobile software design

        Doug | Date: Feb 11, 2005 | Comments: 1



        Addison-Wesley has released a new book that details the principles and methods of mobile software design, with real-world examples to support them. Writing Mobile Code: Essential Software Engineering for Building Mobile Applications includes many examples using the .NET Compact Framework, C#, and Visual Basic .NET,...


        according to the publisher.

        (Click here for larger image of cover)

        Highlights include:
        • Performance considerations, including memory management, multithreading, XML, and graphics
        • Designing the right user interface
        • Establishing appropriate data-access and communications models
        • Strategies for packaging and deploying your mobile application
        While the many examples use the .NET Compact Framework, C#, and Visual Basic .NET, the design and engineering concepts author Ivo Salmre discusses are said to apply to all mobile-computing technologies and platforms.

        Salmre was the lead program manager in the design of the .NET Compact Framework, and has worked for Microsoft for more than eleven years, focusing on the design and production of software development tools. He is currently employed at the Microsoft European Innovation Center (EMIC) in Aachen, Germany, doing research on advanced mobile device programming models.



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