Development Tools, Any Free???

[Behold]

Wouldn't mind trying my dab hand at PPC developing but what is a good set of tools to start out with.


Ta.....

[Rudegar]

embedded visual basic
embedded visual c++
visual studio 2005 express
visual studio 2008 beta 2
are all free

[qulu]

embedded visual basic
embedded visual c++
visual studio 2005 express
visual studio 2008 beta 2
are all free

I'm afraid "VS 2005 EXPRESS" is free but cannot be used for PPC app development. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[rorydaredkign]

you can get visual studio as a trial for 90 days [2005] and VS08 beta 2 as a permanent download. Im sure therees some way to extend the trial, but as i was only evaluating, i didnt look into it. But 08 is better [I have both] ebcause it has a wm5 emulator, whereas to debug on wm5/6 with vs05, you ahve to connect your device, which sadly may if you're very unlucky brick it.
Rory
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[Cotulla]

Also you can use CeGCC.
http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/

[Lieutenant]

I'm afraid "VS 2005 EXPRESS" is free but cannot be used for PPC app development. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Well, you are right... but you are also wrong.

The C# compiler is free.
VS Express cannot develop for WM.
But the compiler itself can!

It's just a matter of libraries. I just answered another topic providing a link to an article I wrote time ago, taking the information from another site I don't remember. I report it here:

http://www.jargoncode.it/tips/netcfcompile-eng.htm


As you will notice, it's just a matter of DLL. You can create and test your applications on Windows using VS Express, and then recompile for WM using the described procedure. Luckily, Windows Forms basics are identical on both platforms, so if you learn the differences you can compile for both platforms without any kind of problem.


I also suggest you to try EWE: http://www.ewesoft.com/
This one is Java.