Editing Windows CE (section)

===Visual Studio===
Microsoft [[Visual Studio]] 2012, 2013, and 2015 support apps and [[#Platform Builder|Platform Builder]] development for Windows Embedded Compact 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=What's New (Compact 2013)|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg154234.aspx#Anchor_0|website=[[MSDN]]|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=January 24, 2016|ref=compact2013_what_is_new}}</ref>

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and earlier support projects for older releases of Windows CE/Windows Mobile, producing executable programs and platform images either as an emulator or attached by cable to an actual mobile device. A mobile device is not necessary to develop a CE program. The [[.NET Compact Framework]] supports a subset of the [[.NET Framework]] with projects in [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]], and [[Visual Basic (.NET)]], but not [[Managed Extensions for C++|Managed C++]]. "Managed" apps employing the .NET Compact Framework also require devices with significantly larger memories (8&nbsp;[[Megabyte|MB]] or more) while unmanaged apps can still run successfully on smaller devices. In Visual Studio 2010, the Windows Phone Developer Tools are used as an extension, allowing Windows Phone&nbsp;7 apps to be designed and tested within Visual Studio.