Changes in Mobile Web application development between .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5

[Marc]

I am studying a book about .NET 2.0, actually the self paced course for exam
70-528. Chapter 12 is about ASP.NET mobile web applications. I am wondering
if much has changed between .NET 2.0 and 3.5 since these mobile devices
develop quite rapidly. Could the chapter already be totally outdated for
..NET 3.5?

Marc Wentink

 

[bruce barker]

there are no changes for 3.5 and it not clear there is a real future for
this toolkit.

http://www.asp.net/mobile/road-map/

as the future phones seems to webkit based (iphone, android, symbian,
and blackberry), or windows mobile with opera or ie mobile and one would
assume that windows mobile 7 would have a competitive browser.

this means the main issue with design of moble apps for future phones is
the difference in screen sizes, not browser capabilities. (there is
still a battle for flash or silverlight support).

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

 

[Marc]

there are no changes for 3.5 and it not clear there is a real future for
this toolkit.

You mean chances are there that it will be on the list of abandoned
technologies, like J#, MFC et cetera, and for my knowledge and carreer it's
not that important to know how mobile ASP.NET 2.0 works? Since I kind off
was expecting that.

(Nevertheless for getting the certification, it probably still would be
important.)