Книга: Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Exam Preparation Kit

Foreword

Foreword

It seems like yesterday that we released Windows CE 1.0 to the market, although 12 successful years have passed and many things have changed. New technologies have emerged, while others have vanished; and we continue to push forward with our partners to take full advantage of new hardware and software innovations. Windows Embedded CE continues to evolve, yet remains a small-footprint, real-time, embedded operating system that runs on multiple processor architectures and an amazing array of devices, including robots, portable ultrasound imaging systems, industrial controllers, remote sensor and alarm systems, point-of-sale front-ends, media streamers, game consoles, thin clients, and even devices most of us would never associate with a Microsoft operating system. Perhaps one day Windows Embedded CE will run on devices on the moon. It would not come as a surprise. Windows Embedded CE can be everywhere that computer devices help to make life easier and fun.

Right from the start, we have focused on the needs of professional embedded developers by creating a comprehensive suite of development tools and by supporting Windows programming interfaces and frameworks. We have integrated the Windows Embedded CE development tools with Visual Studio 2005 to provide developers with the freedom to customize the operating system and build the applications for the operating system. Today, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 supports x86, ARM, MIPS and SH4 processors out of the box, and includes approximately 700 selectable operating system components. CE provides the tools needed to configure, build, download, debug, and test operating system images and applications, ships with source code for the kernel, device drivers, and other features, and gives application developers the flexibility to create Win32, MFC, or ATL native code applications or managed applications based on the .NET Compact Framework. As part of the Microsoft Shared Source Initiative, we ship more than 2.5 million lines of CE source code, which gives developers the ability to view, modify, rebuild, and release the modified source. And recently we launched a "Spark your Imagination" program to give hobbyist developers access to hardware and CE software development tools at low costs.

You can find plenty of information about the CE operating system, development tools, and concepts in this preparation kit for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Exam 70-571 "Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0, Developing" released in May 2008. We are very excited about Exam 70-571. It signifies another important milestone in the Windows Embedded CE success story. Now, for the first time, embedded developers have the ability to assess and demonstrate their skills regarding the development of embedded solutions based on Windows Embedded technologies, and they can gain recognition for their knowledge and proficiency. Anybody with a passion for CE 6.0 should consider taking the exam. We hope that this book accelerates your preparation just as Windows Embedded CE 6.0 accelerates your development processes. Best wishes from all of us here at the Microsoft development team!

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