Neil Enns - What do developers need to think about when building applications for the SmartPhone?

Posted: May 24, 2004 at 3:42 PM

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The newest SmartPhones come with the .NET Compact Framework, so we wondered just how different it'd be developing applications for the SmartPhone vs. a desktop PC.

Plus Neil says you can try building apps without even buying a new cell phone, and gives some tips that you'll need to think about.

Anyone try building a SmartPhone application yet? We'd love to see yours.

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cwoodruff Just call me Woody

May 25, 2004 at 4:52 AM

I have a few ideas that I am starting to design for the smart phone devices. I have to admit that in the beginning I was not very impressed with the smart phones but I have seen that I have had to change my thinking and view of the world. The days of thinking in a window or a browser are gone and for the better. I will post ideas as they get flushed out but I am trying to help the user with driving and weather. Hope they work out.

Neil -- What are the web resources you mentioned in the interview? A blog for smart phones? anything else you would have a person check out to get 100% up to speed on the small devices? Thanks
DebugThis Inka Coder

May 25, 2004 at 11:59 AM

I believe the resource that you are looking for can be found at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx
Neil Neil

May 25, 2004 at 9:11 PM

cwoodruff wrote:

Neil -- What are the web resources you mentioned in the interview? A blog for smart phones? anything else you would have a person check out to get 100% up to speed on the small devices? Thanks

Our developer site is at www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/developer/. You can get all the SDKs and emulators and whatnot from there.

You can also try the MSDN Mobility center at http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/. There are a ton of whitepapers and samples and such there.

Our team blog is at http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/

Happy developing!

Neil