• Table of Contents

  Page 8

• Foreword

  Page 20

• Introduction

  Page 24

• Chapter 1. NET Compact Framework—a Platform on the Move

  Page 34

• Chapter 2. Building a Microsoft Windows Forms GUI

  Page 68

• Chapter 3. Using SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition and Other Data Stores

  Page 104

• Chapter 4. Catching Errors, Testing, and Debugging

  Page 174

• Chapter 5. Understanding and Optimizing. NET Compact Framework Performance

  Page 220

• Chapter 6. Completing the Application: Packaging and Deployment

  Page 250

• Chapter 7. Exchanging Data with Backend Servers

  Page 274

• Chapter 8. Networking

  Page 340

• Chapter 9. Getting Connected

  Page 362

• Chapter 10. Security Programming for Mobile Applications

  Page 386

• Chapter 11. Threading

  Page 436

• Chapter 12. Graphics Programming

  Page 468

• Chapter 13. Direct3D Mobile

  Page 496

• Chapter 14. Interoperating with the Platform

  Page 526

• Chapter 15. Building Custom Controls

  Page 556

• Chapter 16. Internationalization

  Page 580

• Chapter 17. Developing with Windows Mobile

  Page 596

• Chapter 18. Introducing .NET Compact Framework Version 3.5 and Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas”

  Page 620

• Index

  Page 656

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• Design a user interface that is optimized for smart devices

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• Organize and persist data stored on a device

• Establish network connections and respond to changes in network state

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• 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

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