programming Windows Mobile

[citan x]

I am looking to get into programming. I have a couple college courses in programming that I took several year ago: so while I am not a total beginner, I am still quite a newbie. Just getting a book on programming and reading it is no fun. Therefore, as a project I am trying to create a program to run on my phone, The ATT Tilt.

What would be the steps to getting a program to run on the tilt? What books would you recommend? This a long term thing and I want to plan it out. Also, what software would I need?

 

[Drakkon]

do you want to develop in java or develop in VB or some other language?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-u...wsmobile/bb250536.aspx - for VB or C# apps
http://community.java.net/mobileandembedded/ - for Java

 

[Sc4freak]

How much do you already know? If you're familiar with the basic concepts of programming, I think you'll be fine. Otherwise, don't start out trying to write programs for Windows Mobile. The problem with writing programs for windows mobile is that you need to deal with issues such as proper deployment, memory/processor differences, and limited choice of IDEs and compilers. If you've never written a program before, you don't want to be dealing with this stuff.

But if you already know a language, you can go get Microsoft's Visual Studio. I'm not sure about the specifics, but I think you need their professional edition if you want to target Windows Mobile devices. Their free Express Edition is fine and fully-featured for regular x86 Windows programs, but doesn't include stuff required for deployment to WM. As for the language itself, I'd recommend something like C# using the .NET compact framework, because it's a heck of a lot nicer to deal with compared to C++ and the raw windows API.