It is finally time to tackle the problem that got us into looking at parsing data structures: a JSON blob in a late night. We started with a simple Parser definition, built very simple parsers, worked our away into building more complex ones by binding...

We went through the process of building a parser from scratch in part 1 , starting by a parser that can read a single char from an input string, and then sequencing it to build more capable parsers. I ended it up by saying we have the building blocks...

Image it is late in the night, you have some JSON data on your hands that needs to be parsed, and all you have is the F# compiler… how would you go about parsing it? I was in that situation the other night and was faced with two options: rely on...

You may have noticed that the emulator images shipped in the WM 6 SDKs have no cellular signal, which is very different from the previous SDKs where all images used to be connected to the Fake Network . We had to make this change to introduce the new...

If you are installing the WM 6 SDK on Windows Vista you may hit an error that blocks the installation. The error message is: Could not access network location Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplates This issue is related to a Custom Action (VBScript) we were...

The button was pushed and the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs are now available – you can download both “Windows Mobile 6 Standard SDK” and “Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK” here ! Please, read carefully the download page details to learn about the new naming...

Scott Yost talks about the certificate changes that we made in Windows Mobile 6: It gives me great pleasure to announce the following changes that we made in WM6: Certificate Installer built into the platform Installs CER, P7B, and PFX...

With the Windows Mobile 6 announcement it is time to start talking about the new SDK we put together for this release (and I can finally tell you what I’ve been working with since I arrived here). We have been working hard on it and we all hope you'll...

Mel has developed and posted a great library for those of you developing native code - on his own words: I'm proud to announce ScreenLib, a new library for native Windows Mobile developers. It takes away a lot of the pain of designing user interfaces...

Network Analyzer for Windows Mobile was released today as a PowerToy: Overview Network Analyzer for Windows Mobile runs network utilities, for example ping and ipconfig, on a Windows Mobile powered device. Network Analyzer for Windows Mobile facilitates...

In the case you have missed it, .NET CF team has released v2 SP1! Point your browse to this netcfteam's post to learn more about added features and fixed issues: Microsoft .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 SP1 release has been completed and is in the...

Some people have been experiencing issues when installing/running Windows Mobile 5.0 SDKs on Windows Vista. Most common issues are: SDK complains about lack of Activesync SDK seems to install but there is no project template available when you...

I spent the last 5 years working with mobility at Microsoft Latam - my primary role was to work with Mobile Operators and OEMs on launching and selling WM-based devices, with ISVs/developers on targeting WM and enterprises to adopt it as their mobility...

Have you ever wonder how Device Emulator works? Wonder no more! Barry Bond just posted about availability of shared source code for Device Emulator v1 on his blog: This release is the full source to V1 DeviceEmulator.exe, which you can compile yourself...

Continuing on the Device Emulator, make sure to check " DeviceEmulator V2 - how did we get a 40% improvement in performance? ", a great post from Barry Bond , Device Emulator's architect: The DeviceEmulator V2 is significantly faster than the V1 emulator...

News from the Device Emulator team: The Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 is a standalone version of the same ARM based Device Emulator that ships as part of Visual Studio 2005. The standalone emulator is intended for situations when you want to demonstrate...

My post on Windows CE x Windows Mobile differences generated a lot of interesting comments, more than I had anticipated :-). Thanks to all of you who have posted your comments/questions to the blog, private messages, as well as all discussing on web forums...

Following my post regarding the differences between Windows CE and Windows Mobile, I’d like to discuss the responsibility share among the Mobile Operator, device manufacturer and Microsoft on a Windows Mobile-based device, especially when you consider...

Are you developing LOB applications? Occasionally-connected mobile applications? Make sure to check the Mobile Client Software Factory : Overview A new patterns & practices Guidance offering to help you build end to end solutions on the Mobile...

Just checked Mike’s post about the announcement of Windows CE 6.0 at MEDC . He says: It's interesting to see that this news has made it over to /. (Slashdot) - what's even more interesting is reading the comments - how are people confused between Windows...

Yesterday, Bill Gates announced MS vision on gaming at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3): Dubbed “Live Anywhere,” the initiative puts gamers at the center of a ubiquitous always-on world where their digital identities, games, friends and digital entertainment...

I want to apologize to partners, customers and friends for not being able to make it to Las Vegas for the MEDC2006 – I’m actually grounded in Brazil until the end of this month (more on that later). Sorry! For those attending the event, feel free to...

I have been asked about AJAX development support for Internet Explorer Mobile (running on Windows Mobile-based devices). The short answer is: YES, IE Mobile on Windows Mobile 2003 and later supports AJAX! The long answer was given last year by Kevin Grey...

Let's say you need to finish that software project in the next hour but are stuck in the traffic... don't worry anymore! Now you can open up your Visual Studio project on your Pocket PC and start coding at anytime and anywhere! Logical Sky has launched...

Barry , who owns WM and WinCE device emulation, let us know on this post that the new V2 Beta CTP is available for download here ! According to Barry, V2 has: Much improved performance DEComInterfaces.idl - the COM interface to the emulator...