The main purpose of the NET Compact. Framework is to bring the familiar experience of developing NET applications. For the desktop to the device world. Of the approximately six million Microsoft desktop developers in the world, it is estimated that perhaps two hundred thousand will turn their attention to the world of devices using the technology allows the NET Compact Framework.To. Facilitate goal shows readers how to develop applications. NET Compact Framework, this book contains in-depth treatment in the following topic areas: Windows Forms and Threading, Network Programming, ADO.NET Dataset, XML Serialization, SQL CE, Web Services, and performance management.