In Brief

  • Developing mobile applications has been quite a challenge so far. The technologies included within the .NET platform, including the .NET Compact Framework, Visual Studio .NET, Mobile Web Controls, and Speech Application SDK greatly simplify the process and accelerate development of mobile applications. Developers can apply their existing knowledge in developing desktop or Web applications to build mobile applications.

  • .NET Compact Framework provides a subset of the capabilities of the .NET Framework on Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone, and Smartphone devices. Visual Studio .NET provides integrated design-time support for building, testing, debugging, and deploying Compact Framework applications.

  • Mobile Web Controls extend the reach of Web applications ...

Get Microsoft® .NET Kick Start now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.