C H A P T E R 2
The Tools of the Trade
“Tools of trade” is a term utilized in bankruptcy law to establish what assets a person would commonly use for the purpose of making a living. To make a living as device driver developers, our “Tools of trade” are VS2008, Platform Builder (PB), and third-party tools.
Visual Studio with Smart Device support only allows you to develop applications for devices. For Windows Embedded Compact 7 (and previous versions) device driver development, Platform Builder is an absolute must. Platform Builder provides you with the device driver development kit (DDK) and the ability to build an operating system image for testing the device driver. Moreover Platform Builder provides you with the build tools necessary to ...
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