Roadmap of .NET Compact Framework Documentation (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
This roadmap lists useful resources for developing apps with the .NET Compact Framework that target Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
The tools and templates
For information about installing the tools, a description of the app templates and other information about developing for Windows Embedded Compact 2013, see Get started developing for Windows Embedded Compact in Visual Studio. For additional topics about developing for devices using Visual Studio, see Smart Device Development.
Supported types and members
To see library reference content for the .NET Compact Framework, you should access the .NET Framework Class Library documentation, version 3.5 . Any member that is supported in the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 is also supported in the .NET Compact Framework 3.9.
To determine if a particular member is supported in the .NET Compact Framework 3.5, view the Members page for a type and look for the mobile phone icon in the first column of the members table.
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Alternatively, you can access the page for a type or member (for example, the String.GetHashCode method), and look for the .NET Compact Framework entry in the Version Information section.
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Additional content for .NET Compact Framework app development
To develop with the .NET Compact Framework, you should have a general understanding of how to develop for the .NET Framework. You can find extensive documentation regarding the .NET Framework on MSDN and from other sources. MSDN also provides content that was written specifically for .NET Compact Framework development and focuses on features and scenarios that are specific to it. For these topics on XML support, graphics and drawing, networking and other feature-specific documentation, see Application Development in the .NET Compact Framework in the MSDN library.