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Coders new to WM5 "help" (advice)

Hi,
I have a fair background in various coding languages, and there are a couple of programs I want to try and build.
However, while I can usually pick up and understand a language quite easily the problem I usually find is a lack of knowledge of the objects available to make life easier and the functions which are available.
So far, I've sat around and got a setup which I think should allow me to write and compile WM5 applications and today plugins, but I have suddenly found I am missing that "thing" that made writing in other languages easier - effectively a "Cheat Sheet".
What I would appreciate from the other coders with experience in writing software for WM5 is a list of what windows or books you have open for reference when coding. Is it just MSDN, is there a specific page that you have bookmarked or do you just google for it every time?
Any further advice (like good compilers I might have missed) will also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

I'd like to hear from others too about this..
So far, My buddies for development help have been:
1. Search in MSDN
2. Search in Google
3. Ask on xda-developers
4. Search in MSDN forums and usenet groups for pocket pc developers
5. A book (that i dont refer to too often) whose name goes smthing like "Programming for Microsoft Windows CE .net" by Douglas Boling (Its not for .net development, it covers native development mostly. Windows CE .Net refers to a version of CE)
6. I also have another book that i have not even opened till now. It is solely for .net development (which is not my forte). Its by Wrox Publishers. If I remember the name correctly, it goes smthing like "Professional Microsoft Smartphone Programming"

There is an exellent documentation on .NET & Native Code on MSDN.
Then there are samples as well, again on MSDN.
For a today plugin, there is a very good sample by levenum which u can easily find in this section of the forum.
For me its always been google & this forum, no boooooks !!!

or
www.codeguru.com
in most cases programming for pocketpc's is like programming for pc's

Thanks for the replies guys. I see what you mean, MSDN is rather good. I was beginning to think it was just WM6, but I eventually found the section on WM5 (which I am planning on coding for given my phone is WM5). Their Wiki also had some good info on it too. Don't know whether these will be my coding buddies yet though....
shantzg001 said:
I'd like to hear from others too about this..
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I'm glad someone else is interested. TBH I am surprised there is not a sticky at the top of the forum with this information in or a link to the Wiki for further details, but I could only find details of Development Tools on the wiki.
shaileshashar said:
For a today plugin, there is a very good sample by levenum which u can easily find in this section of the forum.
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Thanks for this pointer. I found two (here and here) which look promising. Don't know if there are any I missed....

Just a small tip when searching in MSDN... add ce in the search pharse. For e.g., "ce WM_TIMER" will give you the CE related sessions at the top.

I like www.pocketpcdn.com - articles and code examples for Pocket PC and Smartphones arranged by categories.
Also www.codeproject.com has been helpfull at times.

Rom's and Security audits

Not sure if this has been posted in the past but going to assume it has but i havent been able to find any of the older topics.
I work in network security, and would like to either find a rom or start in the development of a rom that would have all of the basic applications needed for professionals like myself to preform there job. Rather then have to add the applications to a current rom.
I am new to WM development and the option of a sharp product isnt there.
If this isnt the right place for this topic please move it to the correct place.

LINUX for pocket pc

Hello all. I've just started a project to build a linux version that can be install in a pocket ppc architecture. So i'm looking for coders, designers, etc...
If you are interested, answer to this post or contact me in personal message. I'll manage a website for that project. There is no needs to say that this project will be completly FREE.

Embedded Linux Forum
For those who are interested, I've opened a forum about embedded Linux.
The forum is very new and it is waiting for peoples

you mean linux for wizard?
ok, i just want to wish you luck.. i seen 1-2 projects - no conclusion, or stable relz so far...
i set instant email notification ON for that post..
g'luck..

http://linwizard.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

good luck, and I can't wait!

After a lots of researchs, i've found there is already a big amount embedded linux distributions (commercial and free). But these distribution are a little complex for newbies, so i decided to make the forum to furnish tutorials and documentation and help for peoples who are interesting in putting Linux on there pocket pc.
I need your participation to the forum !! Questions , tutorials , etc...

I added some informations in the forul but I Still need people. There is a lot of questions asked whithout answers. For example in the project list, there is a project of a LiveSD Linux which you have certainly understood is a LiveCd of linux on a SD. I need programmer, especially for memory's allocation, coders, etc. I want to lead this forum at the first place to help all people who want to build there own embedded linux. The Forum

Interested, too...
At what point do you stay with any developement? Well, i am interested in Linux on my Vario, too.
And what is planned? Full featured Phone-Application, or only a stand-alone Linux?
Regards
Thomas

Both are possible but the better thing you can do is to post your idea or your questions is the FORUM
REGARDS

tommix1968 said:
i am interested in Linux on my Vario
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Vario is HTC Wizard ? The main problem are the CPLD gpios accessed over i2c. For some reason it does not work as expected

cr2 said:
Vario is HTC Wizard ? The main problem are the CPLD gpios accessed over i2c. For some reason it does not work as expected
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That where not so good news... But WM is only a Software, too.

Hmmm... about Linux in OMAP based devices... Just browsed on TI webpage and found this:
http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wt...emplatedata/cm/general/data/wtbmiddl/sw/linux
http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbusplashcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&contentId=4750
I think it may be helpfull... or not...

mendoza said:
Hmmm... about Linux in OMAP based devices... Just browsed on TI webpage and found this:
http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wt...emplatedata/cm/general/data/wtbmiddl/sw/linux
http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbusplashcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&contentId=4750
I think it may be helpfull... or not...
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very nice discovery, i might look into that once i get another phone to play with.

[Q] OK, So I want to build my own Android ROMs

I know how to do the WM stuff - and have some old kitchens. I used to be fairly involved in doing my own back in the Kaiser days, but never did publish them (there were always questions about whether it was REALLY kosher to do so)
Well, Android is Open Source (mostly) and so I'd like to get involved with it for the HD2. I'll publish here and maintain as well - if I come up with something useful.
Does anyone have a framework to start with on getting started? Is it best done from Windows (Win7 here) or do I need to build up a Linux box for this?
If it's already here (I looked around) please point me to it... or any online resource for that matter.
Mostly interested in cooking up NAND stuff....
(I build and write software - including kernel code in the FreeBSD realm, so I'm familiar with the "hows" - just need the correct pointers to the tools and bits I need along with a primer; I can take it from there.)
Thanks in advance!

I'm interested in the same kind of info, but it seems it's a secret kept somewhat close to the chest, and although there are tutorials aplenty for the end user, there is a clear lack of tuturials on how to make your own ROMs (be it WinMo, or Android). Either "chefs" don't want any more clutter and garbage around, or they don't think there is interest on such info...
Anyway, here is an article to get you started (little meat in the info, but dig around the wiki):
http://www.htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=QuickDeveloperStartGuide

u Guy's even have take look to chef corner in this site

Need Suggestions

HI i have android app development experience for 2 years.
I understand the framework but when it comes to typical situation when i think it would have been better if more android internals were given or more documentation was available.
So my question is for app developers what is the next stage for learning in android development So that we have deeper understanding of the framework and solve typical issues as well. for eg
Activity finish() dismissis and removes the dialog in that activity but i could not find any docs regarding this. so i was in dilemna what to do?
Please help how to advance more into android and if possible please give links to study material or links where i can get a path
Thanks

So this was the question I got after my all app compiling and decompile for 3 months.
So I was just a app modifier,and I thought about being app developer,I mean creater.
So I googled and learnt the coding(toughest part) and iam now a good developer who is on the way of development.
And for ur question finish();
All those datas are in java format packed as class.dex,you must open that to see the source file as java.
However u can see .smali file wen u decompile any app which you/me/ can't understand....(those r derived from java)
Offff good question:thumbup::thumbup:
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RamachandranProgrammer said:
HI i have android app development experience for 2 years.
I understand the framework but when it comes to typical situation when i think it would have been better if more android internals were given or more documentation was available.
So my question is for app developers what is the next stage for learning in android development So that we have deeper understanding of the framework and solve typical issues as well. for eg
Activity finish() dismissis and removes the dialog in that activity but i could not find any docs regarding this. so i was in dilemna what to do?
Please help how to advance more into android and if possible please give links to study material or links where i can get a path
Thanks
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My number one snag I would do, if I could go back to when I started, would be "Learn what a Context is, and the different types" which coincidentally relates to why a dialog hung of a context does disappear

Hi,
Stackoverflow.com is a good source of information to resolve doubts.