Where can I find information about developing applications for Windows CE?

Microsoft Web Sites
bulletWindows CE Home – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce
bulletPC Companions home - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/pccompanions/default.asp
bulletHandheld PC home - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/pccompanions/hpc.asp
bulletPalm-size PC home - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/ppc/default.asp
bulletAuto PC home - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/ppc/default.asp
bulletApplication Developer Overview - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/developer/default.asp
bulletApplication Developer FAQ - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/developer/basics/faq.asp
bulletWindows CE Developer resources - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/developer/basics/faq.asp
bulletProduct locator - http://windowsce.microsoft.com/reftool/company/
bulletWindows CE logo program - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/logo/default.asp
bulletWindows CE Toolkits home page - http://msdn.microsoft.com/cetools/default.asp
bulletTargeted Product SDK’s FAQ - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/developer/basics/faq_sdks.asp
bulletWindows CE Web Ring - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/webring.asp
bulletProduct Name Usage Guidelines - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/logo/nameusage.asp

Third-Party Web Sites

bulletHPC.net – News, Software, Links, and more - http://www.hpc.net
bulletAsk the Windows CE Pro – Inquiry.com’s Windows CE Programming Expert http://www.inquiry.com/techtips/wince_pro/
bulletWindows CE City - Shareware, freeware, message boards and more about Windows CE
bullethttp://www.wincecity.com/
bulletWinCE.net – Your one stop site for all things CE - http://www.wince.net/
bulletWindows CE Tech Journal - http://www.cetj.com/
bulletCE Monster - http://www.cemonster.com/
bulletCNET’s Download.com Windows CE site - http://www.download.com/PC/FrontDoor/0,1,0-343,00.html?bt.hpcnet..cat343.cd
bulletHandheld PC Magazine - http://www.hpcmag.com/
bulletJimmy’s Windows CE Homepage - http://www.jimmy.com/
bulletChris De Herrera's Windows CE Website - http://www.cewindows.net/
bulletPen Computing Magazine - http://www.pencomputing.com/
bulletRoad Coders - http://www.roadcoders.com/
bulletRussian Windows CE Page - http://www.wince.ru/
bulletVisual Basic for Windows CE Site - http://www.vbce.com/
bulletWinCEarch - http://www.wincearch.com/
bulletWindows CE Article Database - http://www.digitalarc.com/CEDatabase/
bulletWindows CE Online - http://www.winceonline.com/
bulletWindows CE Mailing Lists - http://lists.hpc.net/
bulletVisual C++ for Windows CE Developers - http://www.vcce.com/
bulletCEGadgets.com - http://www.cegadgets.com/
bulletCEGadgets.com Developer FAQs - http://www.cegadgets.com/faqs.htm

Developer Tools

bulletCodeBase for Windows CE from Sequiter Software.  CodeBase for Windows CE is a database engine for C/C++ or VB programmers that offers very low memory overhead, a small disk footprint and exceptional performance. In addition to CE, CodeBase is portable to Windows NT, 9x, UNIX, Mac, OS/2 and DOS, allowing you to create solutions that support both local and remote users. CodeBase offers FoxPro file compatibility, royalty free distribution, and includes complete source code. CodeBase is available on a trial basis, and includes a full 30-day money-back guarantee and free technical support.
bulletVisual CE from Syware.  Visual CE, the World's Most Popular Forms Builder for Windows CE, is the fastest and easiest way to create forms-based applications for Windows CE devices. Visual CE forms based applications allow you to use your Windows CE device to collect, display, modify, and synchronize your data. Using Visual CE, you can design forms on your desktop PC or your H/PC, then run them on any Windows CE device. Each Visual CE form is actually a compact application associated with a Windows CE database. The database can be empty initially, or you can initialize it with data from you desktop PC. Visual CE has already won rave reviews from CELair, WinCE City,and Handheld Systems.
bulletPocket C Version 2 from OrbWorks.  This is a standard C compiler that enables you to create C applets directly on your device.  A runtime version is required to run the applets on devices that don't have Pocket C.  The runtime is available for free and can be distributed with applets.
bulletNSBasic from NS Basic Corporation.  NS Basic/CE is a complete BASIC toolkit that runs entirely on a Windows CE device. It uses Microsoft's standard VBScript engine as its core, combined with extensions to create a complete development and runtime environment. NS Basic/CE provides a full, modern implementation of BASIC, with proper subroutines, variant data types and no line numbers. VBScript is built into the ROM of many H/PCs, keeping memory requirements low. Costs $99.

Developer Information

bulletWindows CE 2.10 and 2.11 configurations are not available

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