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Windows Ce Programming: Developing Applications for the Handheld PC

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1. Disappointingly there is nothing on MFC (except to say it came out after the book was written). If you prefer non-MFC programming you'll like it. 2. Be aware that previous windows programming experience and knowledge of C and C++ is most definitely required. 3. The book is WindowsCE v1 only. No mention of WinCEv2 or v3. 4. Some of the example listings are badly laid-out, making them hard to read (although the source is on the supplied CD-ROM) This is the first WindowsCE programming book I've seen, and it's already out-of-date. :-(

The book appears to be written for version 1 of WinCE. The sample code was not formatted to fit the printed page and it is fairly difficult to read. If you are looking for CE 2 features such as the new UI elements, MFC or COM then this book is not for you. The one shining point of the book is it's coverage of the CE help system.

This book is written with few samples, and nothing about MFC, the most popular way to program for Windows CE. It is really useless to anyone using MFC and a very bad title for anyone beginning CE programming.