Re: To C or not to C?

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r_z_aret_at_pen_fact.com
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:43:02 -0400

In an earlier response here, Ginny Caughey provided a particularly
good, concise, summary of the main choices. The following provides a
somewhat longer comparison:
http://www.codeproject.com/ce/Pocket_PC_Development.asp

The following provides a good intro to a key concept:
http://www.opennetcf.org/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=317
The following provide leads on alternate development tools:
http://www.cewindows.net/developer/languages.htm
http://www.cegadgets.com/cedevtools.htm
http://www.pocketpcdn.com/tools/index.html

 If you're willing to do some more wading, I suggest using google
(http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search). In particular, I
just used it to look up
newbie
in this newsgroup (microsoft.public.pocketpc.developer) and got 1100
hits. I think many (including my notes promoting google) will be
easily dismissed, but some will be useful (at least for leads, if not
actual info).

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:28:01 -0700, "Judd Bagley"
<JuddBagley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Before I'm admonished to RtFF or otherwise flamed, please know that I've made a VERY GOOD effort to avoid having to post this question.
>
>Let me make clear that I'm parachuting into this territory and, while I’m worthy of being called a power user, I've never developed for any device and thus have very little sense of context or understanding of terms of art or other colloquialisms. So dumb it down a notch, please.
>
>That said, all I need to know is where to get good OBJECTIVE advice on choosing a programming language for the application I’m going to develop (and you will all eventually buy) for WM devices. In my many readings, I’ve found developers to be more zealous about their preferred language than many people are about their chosen religion, and that they see the universe through that frame of reference.
>
>On the other end of the spectrum, Microsoft’s publications seem to promise that EVERY option is a good one, in its own way.
>
>Therefore, I am offering no clue as to the nature of the project, only that I have one and need help making a decision.
>
>I will say this: the application will require a robust desktop interface – assuming that makes a difference.
>
>Please don’t flame. Just a link or two would be great.
>
>Thanks!

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