A thorough resource for developers seeking to construct applications with Microsoft .NET Compact Framework provides specific instructions for writing mobile applications, accompaned by working code samples in Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#, covering such techniques as developing GUI elements using Web Forms and data transfer using XML Web services. Original. (Advanced)
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.
Andy is a Principal Technologiest at U.K. technical authoring and consultancy company Content Master, focusing on mobile technologies. He has contributed to MSDN and other publications and regularly appears at conferences, presenting on applications of mobile technology. He has been involved in software engineering for nearly 20 years, working on projects as diverse as high-performance messaging, electronic document exchange, computer-integrated manufacturing, and laboratory robotics. He is the co-author of Building .NET Applications for Mobile Devices (Microsoft Press), which focused on building mobile Web applications with ASP.NET and the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit. He lives in North Wales with his wife, Caroline, and their two children, a location that allows him to pursue his passion for rock climbing.