For Windows Mobile developers: new features in Visual Studio 2005
June 24, 2004 [General] | By Edward J. R.
Visual Studio 2005 brings new fantastic features, that even more facilitate software development for Windows Mobile devices like Pocket PC phone or Microsoft Smartphone! Already now, in Visual Studio 2003, development of applications for Windows Mobile is extremely easy and much more effective than wireless Java, but Microsoft doesn't stop there...
In the new article from MSDN you can learn "What's new in Smart Device Projects in Visual Studio 2005". One of the most fantastic features are "WYSIWYG Designers for Pocket PC and SmartPhone":
Some other highlights from Visual Studio 2005 related to mobile applications:
- not only C# and Visual Basic .NET but now also it is possible to develop applications for Windows Mobile in C++
- new wizard for MFC based applications
- native projects - not just managed code
- Updated compilers in VS 2005 will Support for ARM, MIPS, SH, x86. These will be based on desktop v8.0 compiler front-end compilers.
- Integrated Smartphone development Support
- WYSIWYG Designers for Pocket PC and SmartPhone provide a great development experience
- the designer supports switching from Landscape to Portrait and support for anchoring and docking of controls
- some new controls (components for developers)
- A new device emulator for Pocket PC and Smartphone (A new ARM based emulator for Devices)
To read the article click here.
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