Get the practical information you need to develop mobile applications. Experienced developers get proven techniques, real-world insights, and code samples in Visual C# to help deliver access to information—anywhere, on any Windows®-based device.

Get practical information for developing applications with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0—straight from mobile-development experts. This definitive guide delivers the proven techniques, real-world insights, and extensive code samples you need to bring information access to any Windows-based mobile device.

Discover how to:

• Design a user interface that is optimized for smart devices
• Add functionality by using Windows Mobile APIs
• Organize and persist data stored on a device
• Establish network connections and respond to changes in network state
• Synchronize mobile devices with data stored on backend servers
• Implement authentication, symmetric encryption, and asymmetric encryption algorithms
• Optimize application performance for resource-constrained devices
• Interoperate with native code by using PInvoke and COM interop
• PLUS—Get an introduction to .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio code name "Orcas"

PLUS—Get Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic code samples on the Web