"Up and running with smart device development"--Cover.

bull; The Compact Framework brings familiar .NET development to mobile devices. bull; This technology enables millions of Microsoft programmers to develop Windows CE applications. bull; Written by two Microsoft Compact Framework team members.

* * Paul Yao is acclaimed as the best writer on the .NET Compact Framework (CF) * Practical, code-rich tutorial for experienced programmers wishing to transfer their skills to smart devices * Covers topics not found in other books, such as controls, data handling, graphics, and ActiveSync * Microsoft is pushing the Compact Framework very heavily.

With this one book, developers can cover the complete mobile development process, from conception through development and onto deployment.

This definitive tutorial and reference for the .NET Compact Framework (CF) shows readers how to transfer their skills and their code to the Pocket PC 2003 and other mobile and embedded smart devices. Authors Yao and Durant draw upon their years of research and experience with members of the Microsoft .NET CF team to show exactly how the best CF programming gets done in Visual Basic .NET.

When ASP.NET hit the street a couple of years ago, it was a real eye-opener. Microsoft's tool for creating dynamic, server side web applications introduced Web Forms, a feature with the same rapid drag and drop convenience enjoyed by Visual Basic developers, along with a method for creating XML-based web services. ASP.NET was more than an upgrade of Active Server Pages it was a quantum leap ahead.Now Microsoft has a new version of ASP.NET as part of its upcoming next generation release of the Visual Studio .NET development platform. ASP.NET 2.0 is already available in beta release, and web developers are anxious to get a good look at it. That's exactly what our new Developer's Notebook allows you to do.More than just an introduction to ASP.NET 2.0, this practical guide acquaints you with all of the new features through nearly 50 hands-on projects. Each one places emphasis on changes in the new release that can increase productivity, simplify programming tasks, and help you add functionality to your applications. For example, ASP.NET 2.0 includes master pages, themes, and skins so you can build applications with a consistent page layout and design. Other changes allow for the automatic creation of web pages for use on mobile devices, while wizards and controls allow you to perform frequent tasks (like data access) without having to write a single line of code.ASP.NET 2.0: A Developer's Notebook also includes suggestions for further experimentation, links to on-line documentation, and practical notes and warnings from the author regarding changes to the new version.The new Developer's Notebooks series from O'Reilly offers an in-depth first look at important new tools for software developers. Emphasizing example over explanation and practice over theory, they focus on learning by doing you'll get the goods straight from the masters, in an informal and code-intensive style. If you want to get up to speed on ASP.NET 2.0 before its official release, this all lab, no lecture book will get you there.

If you're interested in developing for this burgeoning platform, there is no one better able to get you up-to-speed.”