Software Development

[B18DelSolT]

I was just wondering, what applications are out there that allow for software development on the windows mobile platform? preferably wm 6, 6.1 if there is a difference.

Thanks Much
B18DelSolT

[SomeGuyMMS]

I'm not sure exactly what your looking for or coming from, beginner or seasoned pro. There are a bunch IDE's and languages that support Mobile Development. Here are a few:

Visual Studio
-- C++
-- .NET

ArianeSoft PPL
-- Cish / VB hybrid language

J2ME
-- Java

Silverlight
-- XAML

Flash CS
-- Actionscript

Edit: Mortscript - Forgot about that. Thanks 6700Yuma

[Perasite]

I've used PPL, and while powerful, it also sucks up lots of memory. If you just want to do some scripts for automated tasks, MortScript is easy to use.

C++ is great because it's native code and doesn't require .Net CF to be loaded on the device that is running it.

[B18DelSolT]

Well im new to all this so i want something that can be easy to use/learn. Ive been playing with Mortscript, but i didnt think you could create programs with it.

P.s. im a horribly slow learner lol. but ima try.

[SomeGuyMMS]

Originally Posted by B18DelSolT

Well im new to all this so i want something that can be easy to use/learn. Ive been playing with Mortscript, but i didnt think you could create programs with it.

P.s. im a horribly slow learner lol. but ima try.

I suggest before you start learning basic software development before you jump into mobile development. If this is just a hobby I suggest you start with Java or C# .NET. Pretty easy languages to learn while still teaching you coding principles.

EDIT: I never could get PPL IDE to work. It crashed everytime I added a form. I'm using Vista that might have been my first mistake.

[B18DelSolT]

Originally Posted by SomeGuyMMS

I suggest before you start learning basic software development before you jump into mobile development. If this is just a hobby I suggest you start with Java or C# .NET. Pretty easy languages to learn while still teaching you coding principles.

EDIT: I never could get PPL IDE to work. It crashed everytime I added a form. I'm using Vista that might have been my first mistake.

lol ooh no im using vista also, maybe i shouldn't use that one than. Thanks for all the apps.

[wombshifta]

I know that this is off the topic but i will like to know how come no one is talking about wm7 or wm8 its all about wm6.1 which is really some crap and when will someone get there hands on a leaked version

[Spencer_Moore]

Originally Posted by wombshifta

I know that this is off the topic but i will like to know how come no one is talking about wm7 or wm8 its all about wm6.1 which is really some crap and when will someone get there hands on a leaked version

For waht reason would u post this here...this has nothing to do with the topic of conversation in this thread....noone has wm7 or wm8 because they are still major beta phases...if wm 6.1 is not offically released and we only ahve betas there is no way we could have wm7 leak when were still looking for wm 6.1 leaks

[alexs]

Another great free option is to use the Lazarus IDE.
Full cross platform Enviroment with Gui support. There are a several options to Develop for the Pocket PC. I personally used the KOL component.
Here are some links to get you started:

The Lazarus Home Page:
http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/

KOL getting started Wiki
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/KOL-CE

PDA and Smartphone Forum:
http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/in...viewforum&f=17

Windows CE port of the Free Pascal Compiler
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/WinCE_port


I used the KOL getting started Wiki and had a simple app running in no time.
Hope this helps!