Windows Mobile supports the same developer tools, languages, runtimes, APIs, and data sources with which you are already familiar. Windows Mobile lets you reuse your existing Visual Studio and .NET development skills and server infrastructure to extend your applications to mobile devices and give users new experiences and solve new business problems.
To get started you can:

• View the documentation:
• Getting Started With Windows Mobile http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/bb250560.aspx
• Introduction to Windows Mobile 6 Documentation http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb158532.aspx
• Development Tools and Resources for Windows Mobile 6 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb158509.aspx
• Watch "How Do I..?" Videos
• How Do I: Build a .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Application for Windows Mobile 6 Devices? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/bb975138.aspx
• View Webcasts
• Developing Your First Windows Mobile 6 Application (Level 200) http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams%5E~arg%20Name=%22ID%22%20Value=%221032379608%22/%5E~arg%20Name=%22ProviderID%22%20Value=%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22/%5E~arg%20Name=%22lang%22%20Value=%22en%22/%5E~arg%20Name=%22cr%22%20Value=%22US%22/%5E~sParams%5E~/sParams%5E~/CMTYDataSvcParams%5E
• Introduction to Window Mobile Device Development http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=~CMTYDataSvcParams%5E~arg%20Name=%22ID%22%20Value=%221032386646%22/%5E~arg%20Name=%22ProviderID%22%20Value=%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22/%5E~arg%20Name=%22lang%22%20Value=%22en%22/%5E~arg%20Name=%22cr%22%20Value=%22US%22/%5E~sParams%5E~/sParams%5E~/CMTYDataSvcParams%5E
• Download the Windows Mobile 6 SDK

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=06111a3a-a651-4745-88ef-3d48091a390b&displaylang=en

For more information see For Visual Studio Developers: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/bb250545.aspx

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