[Windows Mobile Software Development] rzv25:
Growing together

Hi MichyPrima,

For about one month and something I have a HTC HD2 device. I spent a lot of time searching the internet for all kind of applications that does not come in the official ROM and that would be very helpful for me, but unfortunately did not find too many. So I came to the conclusion that I have to build for my own the applications that I need. Searching the net for source code samples and fancier controls than the ones the CF 3.5 comes with, I got to your page. At some point in time I've used the BSB Tweaks and I was just wondering how did he make it to have exactly the same look and feel like a manila application. Now I found the answer: he is using your SDK.

I read all the posts in this topic and I sincerely expected to find a little bit more information. I was expecting to see more code samples	( I've only found your sample project on first post), more documentation for the controls (I did not find any). Unfortunately you are the only one that works and all the other users scream that something is not working or some feature is missing. This way I think we all, as a comunity, will not make too much progress.

I've found some posts of people offering to help you with the development of the SDK and in my opinion this will be way to go, just that I think a little bit more of organizing stuff is needed.

Here are some thoughts about this. I would appreciate very much if you could reply to my post and say your opinion:

- it would be good if we would create a web page organized like a forum, with separate topics for each of the controls in the SDK, with a separate topic for sample code applications, etc. The way the information is organized right now on your topic does not enable the user to easily reach the information he needs. He will have to read all the posts in order to find something. I am sure that having the information very well structured will increase the number of users interested on this project.

- it would be good if you would offer the source code of the SDK not to everyone, but to a reduced number of users that offer to help and have the neccessary knowledge to do it. Of course, this number shouldn't be too large (at most 4-5 I think is enough) because then you will have integration issues. But 4-5 people working on the SDK will make things progress 4-5 time faster, which would be a significant gain.

- it would be good if we would have a bug reporting tool (I know one that is very good and is free - called TRAC) in order to be sure that all reported bugs, change requests and feature requests are captured in a single place and included in the next release.

I don't know why there are no source code examples posted from the ones that use this SDK and have developed an application. It does not matter how simple or complex the application is or what it does. If someone finds inside how the author implemented one single simple thing that would be of interest, than the purpose of offering the source code has been fulfiled. I intend to offer as source code all the applications I will create. I think this is the only way I can help others grow, so they can help me grow.

For now, I don't have too much experience in writing applications on WinMo, but I can offer my help in doing the organizing things I've mentioned above, if you are interested.