Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Kick Start is the fastest path to mastering the Microsoft.NET Compact Framework-Microsoft's next generation development framework for creating complex applications for the Pocket PC and Windows CE platforms. Using it, you can leverage your knowledge of C# or Visual Basic programming by using the same languages on devices. With this book you'll come away understanding how to develop compelling applications for the Pocket PC and Windows CE platforms. You'll be able to create complex user interfaces, interact with local and remote databases, communicate over networks, and much more. You can do this using either the new C# language or the newly updated, completely object-oriented, Visual Basic.NET. After reading this book, you will be forever freed from the steep learning curve needed to write complex applications for the Pocket PC or Windows CE in C or C++. Even if you have limited exposure to C# or Visual Basic .NET you'll gain skills needed to develop for the Pocket PC and Windows CE.