Development for Windows CE

Question

C++ / C#

There was a need to create a simple GUI application under Windows CE.
At the same time, SDK C / C ++, or .NET (C #) are available for the device.
Never programmed graphical shells.

I do not know where to start and what is better to write on. Familiar with C and C++, with C# only for you.
I also contacted Freelance.ru, but there were no answers :(

Please advise where to start, how to be, maybe someone will help for guilders.

Answer 1

The best place to start is by defining the requirements for your GUI-enabled product. It's no secret that handheld devices have limited resources, which has a particularly strong influence on the choice of technology - here the lower performance of a managed environment can be especially noticeable. On the other hand, there are a large number of rather large applications, even from the Enterprise category, written in J2ME, C# managed environments. So there are two things here.
If your application is quite simple, then C# is the best choice - the difference between the desktop and mobile versions is small there, both in ideology and in tools, so you will get the result quickly, and the performance will be quite tolerable. C# is very easy to learn if you know C++.
How to get started: install a studio with development support on Handheld devices (the so-called Compact Framework), a device emulator, open a simple GUI sample, try to compile and deploy to the device. Then start from here, for example:
- Compact Framework Developer Guide: msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/netframework/aa497273
- a good book for a .net CF developer: rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=914236

Answer 2

If there is .Net, then only on it and in fresh studios (2008).
At one time, I raised a project for CE - it was not easy - knock, I'll try to help.

Answer 3

If you have specific questions - write, most likely I will help. I worked with these memors, and with some other devices from the same area, but only in C #.

Answer 4

A few months ago I encountered development under Windows CE, also for embedded devices, I can advise you to build Qt and develop within it, as it is very convenient and most importantly fast.

Answer 5

In addition, I can say that the function is the simplest. There are device libraries.
You need to read the barcode (ready-made function), push it into a variable. Then read the second barcode and push it into the second variable. Write these two variables separated by a hyphen (for example) to a file and jump to a line.