Peter Foot

Over 20 years’ experience with .NET and mobile development

Peter Foot


Peter Foot is a Windows and IoT consultant at In The Hand Ltd where he hand-crafts apps and APIs for mobile and IoT devices. Peter has over 20 years’ experience with .NET and Windows development from the simple Pocket PC to the rich experiences of WinUI.

Peter has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) accolade since 2003 for his involvement in the Microsoft .NET and Windows developer communities. Alongside involvement in other open-source projects, Peter created and maintains the 32feet.NET library which is a cross-platform .NET API for Bluetooth and other personal area networking technologies. Peter has written a host of technical articles and maintains an active blog.


Book cover of Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook by Andy Wigley, Daniel Moth and Peter Foot

Peter co-wrote the Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook published by Microsoft Press in 2007. It was the definitive guide to software development for Windows CE and Windows Mobile using the .NET Compact Framework.


Prior to developing mobile apps, Peter led a test team for a UK mobile internet portal on the UK’s first consumer GPRS service. Peter holds a BSc in Computer Science.