Vous voulez voir cette page en fran�ais ? Cliquez ici.

Quantity:

More Buying Choices

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference) [Hardcover]

Andy Wigley (Author), Stephen Wheelwright (Author), Robert Burbridge (Author), Rory MacLoed (Author), Mark Sutton (Author)

4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

List Price:	CDN$ 86.99
Price:	CDN$ 56.26 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save:	CDN$ 30.73 (35%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Usually ships within 1 to 3 weeks.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Product Details

Hardcover: 896 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (Mar 1 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735617252
ISBN-13: 978-0735617254
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 4.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #611,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Book Description

The Microsoft® Windows® .NET Compact Framework brings the power of the .NET Framework to handheld devices such as Pocket PCs and smart phones. Learn exactly how to build killer applications—and how to solve typical problems—in developing for resource-constrained devices with this book. You’ll find specifics on how to develop GUI elements with Windows Forms, access and store data with Microsoft ADO.NET and integrate it across the enterprise with XML Web services, work with Microsoft SQL Server™ CE, develop applications that connect and disconnect across wireless networks, and more—all with working code samples. You even get a quick reference to the differences between the .NET Compact Framework and the full .NET Framework.

Topics covered include:

Introducing the Windows .NET Compact Framework and architecture
Developing applications with the Compact Framework
GUI development with Windows Forms and building Windows Forms applications *Testing, debugging, completing, and distributing your applications
Collection classes
Working with dates and strings
Working with XML
Input and output
Networking
Application security features
Accessing data
Working with ADO.NET data objects
Working with XML Web services
Integrating data with SQL Server and using SQL Server CE
Building custom controls
Globalization and localization
Multithreading
Graphics programming
Interoperating with native code
Migrating embedded Visual Tools applications

About the Author

Andy Wigley has been building software for mobile devices since the early days of the mobile internet, and is an expert on mobile application development using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. He has been an MVP since 2003. He has co-authored a number of books for Microsoft Press, including the Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook and Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Core Reference. He lives in North Wales where he loves to go rock and ice climbing. You might also find him playing bass guitar with his heavy rock band in pubs and music venues around North Wales and the North West of England.

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
Microsoft .NET is often referred to in the press as "Microsoft's platform for Web services." Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

9 Reviews

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.6 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best, April 26 2004

Scott G. Newman (Stone Mountain, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference) (Hardcover)

This is definatley the most comprhencive and infomative book about pocket pc out there.

Buy this book first, you will not regret it.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, April 15 2004

mattyboy (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference) (Hardcover)

I have some .NET C# experience, and this book is great. If you were new to C# it would probably be difficult, but for those with some .NET experience this book is perfect.

I expected the book would come with a CD containing code samples, but you have to download them from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/companion/5960.asp <-, then click on Companion Content.

-Matt
Listening to: 'God Fearing Man' from 'Fight For Your Mind' by 'Ben Harper' on Media Center 9.1

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

5.0 out of 5 stars Best .NET book I've read, Oct 5 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference) (Hardcover)

For a little background, I've read about 10 .NET books. I have the MCSD.NET certification. And I've previously done some programming for the Palm PDA. I'd actually have to say that this is the best .NET book I've read, period. It's clear, it's generally to the point, and it covers everything I need to get well on my way to developing enterprise-level applications. HOWEVER, you do need some background in C# or Visual Basic.NET. It doesn't teach you those languages, nor should it. But it does give you all the code examples you need to readily accomplish every subject each chapter covers. By the way, all the code examples are in C#, but anyone who knows Visual Basic.NET probably knows how close the languages are, so there should be little problem understanding and converting the examples.

You do need Visual Studio .NET 2003 to develop apps for the Compact Framework. The book does a cursory job of explaining VS.NET, but a good job of explaining the emulators included with it. Unfortunately .NET is not an environment a hobbyist can pick up anymore like eVB might have been. You need to understand object orientation now, which if you haven't done it before, is a hurdle that takes people a little bit to get over. And things like the additional worry about security, Web Services, and ADO.NET (which requires knowledge of data modeling) have made it even more complex. This is a "professional" book written for experienced people.

The book does an excellent job of explaining interaction with a host SQL Server, fully covering RDA and merge replication. Throughout the book it points out the differences between the full .NET Framework and the Compact Framework as it addresses each subject. There are significant differences between the full framework and the compact onewhen working with SQL Server and the book handles them well.

It also covers graphics programming as well as you'll need for any business application, with examples of some nice charts and pie graphs. It also covers security fairly well and touches on interacting with Web Services. There is no real coverage of ASP.NET.

I'm usually not a huge fan of Microsoft Press books because they're sometimes incomplete while at the same time not very concise. Not the case with this one. Even though it's 700 pages, there isn't the usual 400 pages of inconsequential filler to waste your time with as in most other large programming books. I feel that this is probably the only book I will need to buy on the Compact Framework.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 9 customer reviews on Amazon.ca

Want to see more reviews on this item?

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 12 reviews 4.3 out of 5 stars

Most recent customer reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A good Introduction for beginner but not too deep...
I bought this book from Amazon once it's just published. Perhaps i have a high expectation on it, the book dissapointed me a bit. Read more

Published on Sep 28 2003 by jeffocs

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
I'll make my point quickly b/c I feel pretty strongly about this...if you are going to develop .NET CF apps, or want to learn about the CF, you need this book.

Published on Aug 22 2003 by William G. Ryan

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good technical book
I am half way through this book and I liked it. The authors are definitely doers and you can see it from the tips they provided. The samples are very extensive. Read more

Published on July 1 2003 by Jiang Tang

3.0 out of 5 stars and a half. Recommended but most info is available online
Writing a book on the .NETcf is a challenge because there is a wide target audience to pick from...Each group has different needs e.g. Read more

Published on Mar 14 2003 by Daniel Moth

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need for .Net Compact Framework
Jan Yeh

This book is good for .NET developers who want to port their application to .NET Compact Framework, and also must-have for eMbedded Visual Tools developers who want to... Read more

Published on Feb 20 2003 by Jan Pai Chang Yeh

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction To The .NET CF
I've been reading this book for a couple of weeks now and this is a good book for those who are beginning .NET programming with mobile devices using the . Read more

Published on Feb 13 2003 by jayplus707