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Developing Applications for XDA II

Does anybody know with what IDE (Integrated Development Environment) it is possible to generate Applications?

eMbedded Visual C++ (based on Microsoft Visual Studio IDE)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/developer/default.mspx

With Visual Studio.NET 2003 you can develop applications that use the .NET Compact Framework.

Further to the last response - these Compact Framework applications can be written in VB.Net (which is very similar to VB, though more verbose) *or* C# - there's no difference in the speed they run, which (for PC applications at least) is a hell of a lot faster than VB6 code.
The VS2k3 environment even contains a device emulator, or can run code *on the device* and allow you to set breakpoints & go to the line an error occurred on. There's also a Windows Mobile 2003 SDK available from Microsoft which adds a Windows Mobile 2003 emulator.

How to learn programming for WM2003 ?

I would like to learn to program for PPC.
I am familiar with x86 assembly , and several RISC assembly langauages, while I understand it won't help me here, I also do know VB.
What language do you suggest I should learn, and what tools/compilator should I use ?
I would like to program an todat-plugin , among other things,
thnx

Visual Studio .NET is rather easy to use..
Your VB skills may come in handy..
There is allso the opportunity to use pure VB, but it isn't really any good..
The integration between development environment, emulator and device is awesome in VS.NET..
I personally use VS.NET 2003, with only VB.NET installed. Works for me..
The downside is that the applications require the .NET framework, and eat a little more memory than well written apps in other languages..
For absolute power and control; C++ as allways..
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with .net 2003
you can do vb.net
c# .net
c++ .net
with embedded visual studio c++ you can do
win32 applications
you can do mfc applications
heard there also in an embedded visual studio vb
which let you do vb without being .net
visual studio 2005 .net will merge embedded visual studio and smart device .net (the .net you can do with 2003 visual studio)

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what would you like to know ?
www.madhacker.org
Anyway, I was really looking for something lighter that the heavily overpriced and over-sised MS Visial Studio - but it seems that there are no better options

well there is a free c# compiler both a compiler which run on the pocketpc and one that is just a free windows c# compiler for windows but .net should be able to work on pocketpc's not matter what
and i also have a gcc compiler for pocketpc as in it run on the pocketpc
just about every compiler you can find which can compile arm code you can use to make programs for pda's using pocketpc2002 and 2003(SE)

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www.madhacker.org
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Coding for WM2003SE

Can some of the developers give me a quick link or some tips on what I need to download in order to start developing for Windows Mobile? I have a summer's worth of freetime and I thought I might aswell go do something useful.

embedded visual c++ 4.0 if you want to code microMFC or pure win32 it's free
visual studio 2005 if you want to code .net (and it does what embedded do too)
gc++ if you want to code pure arm code it's freeware from the linux world

i used to look for something that could utilize delphi or other pascal language. i have found something called lazarus that seem to have a compiler for arm but it refuses to cooperate when i select it(the compiler), anyone got it working?

Learning c++ to make wm programs

Hi,
Im trying to self train myself to (at the moment) do simple c++ programming
I have found this website:
http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/htm/ch01.htm
its a train yourself in 21 days.
Also downloaded ms visual c++ 2008 Express Edition.
Is there any other free software or sites that would help me out?

visual c++ 2008 Express Edition
as i recall will only let you make .net c++ apps
which is pretty pointles
if you wanna do .net c# fit the shue better
if you wanna do c++ then win32 or even microMFC is much better
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=438185&highlight=programming
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412037&highlight=programming
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382995&highlight=programming
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=228043&highlight=programming
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305926&highlight=programming
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=228653&highlight=programming
many sdk's like sonyE x1 panel sdk only works with pure win32 programming
and is free to download at their site with examples and torurials

thanks for the info.
as i have a x1, i will download sony sdk.
a good place to start i think

What do you use to develop on the d2?

MS Embedded Visual Studios use to be free...
Now it seems to be costing a lot (more than $900)...
I was wondering, which tools are you using to develop on the D2?
(I m interested in C# or C/C++ compilers)

Visual Studio Explorer edition is free. And you can produce c# code. Not sure if you can compile for Windows Mobile with it.

I dont believe the free editions of visual studio allows for the installation of the windows mobile sdk which I believe is required.

If you are a student, you can download Visual Studio for free (look up the Microsoft DreamSpark program). I develop in C#, with the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and using the WM6.5 DTK.

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I dont believe the free editions of visual studio allows for the installation of the windows mobile sdk which I believe is required.
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That's correct, infact even the bottom tier pay version (standard) doesn't do it, you need at least the professional edition.