Steven Pratschner's .Net CF WebLog

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Date: 03/01/2011

The .Net Compact Framework 3.5 Power Toys include a new utility called the NetCF Configuration Tool....

Date: 05/13/2008

I've completed all that I had planned to write (at least for now) about how to use the CLRProfiler...

Date: 05/08/2008

If you've used the CLRProfiler for NetCF you've probably noticed that your application runs much...

Date: 04/22/2008

By default, a managed device application is run with the version of the .Net Compact Framework it...

Date: 03/11/2008

This series of posts provides an introduction to using the CLRProfiler for the .Net Compact...

Date: 02/12/2008

We've just released the final 3.5 version of the PowerToys for NetCF to the web.  You'll need...

Date: 12/10/2007

In the first two parts of this series (part 1 and part 2) I described how to get started using the...

Date: 11/28/2007

I was helping a customer use PInvoke to call EnumServices today and got stuck a few times so I...

Date: 11/20/2007

Next week is the annual Øredev conference in Malmö, Sweden. We're very fortunate to have 3 detailed...

Date: 11/09/2007

The Remote Performance Monitor (RPM) first shipped in version 2 service pack 1 of the .Net Compact...

Date: 10/26/2007

Yesterday I started a series of posts on how the use the CLRProfiler for the .Net Compact...

Date: 10/18/2007

Version 3.5 of the .Net Compact Framework contains a new memory profiler called the CLRProfiler. The...

Date: 10/17/2007

The last few versions of the Remote Performance Monitor enable you to view snapshots of the GC heap...

Date: 09/21/2007

If you’ve installed the Beta2 version of Orcas you may have noticed that the NetCF diagnostic tools...

Date: 09/12/2007

Last week I did an MSDN webcast on writing high performing device applications using the .Net...

Date: 08/14/2007

A few weeks ago I posted an entry describing how to use the .Net Compact Framework Remote...

Date: 03/23/2007

Service Pack 2 of the .Net Compact Framework V2.0 includes some new features in the Remote...

Date: 03/08/2007

The November issue of .Net Developers Journal includes a new article on using the Remote Performance...

Date: 01/02/2007

I’ve recently been made aware of two more updates I need to provide for my book on Customizing the...

Date: 12/07/2006

In my earlier post on using the .Net Compact Framework Remote Performance Monitor, I describe that...

Date: 10/31/2006

Service Pack 1 of the .Net Compact Framework version 2 (see...

Date: 04/17/2006

Releasing a book before the product on which it is based ships is always a risky proposition as...

Date: 03/28/2006

I recently wrote an article for .Net Developers Journal on how operations like boxing and string...

Date: 02/08/2006

Here's Part III of the series on the design of the .Net Compact Framework CLR. Previous posts in...

Date: 12/14/2005

This is the second in a series of posts describing the design of the .Net Compact Framework CLR. If...

Date: 12/12/2005

In the last few weeks I've been working on a series of posts that describes why various design...

Date: 12/12/2005

Much has been written about the new technical features available in version 2 of the .Net Compact...

Date: 11/30/2005

In a previous post I described how the Loader Log can be used to help diagnose problems such as...

Date: 06/22/2005

Last summer I wrote a post about how to access the PocketOutlook Object Model (POOM) using the Beta1...

Date: 06/15/2005

If you’ve spent much time developing applications with version 1 of the .Net Compact Framework,...

Date: 02/28/2005

Last summer I posted an article that described the basic differences between the .Net Compact...

Date: 01/05/2005

Throughout the Whidbey product cycle, we’ve tried hard to make sure that the new version of the...

Date: 12/30/2004

Note: Be sure to also read the update to this post. Working with POOM in the Compact Framework is...

Date: 08/05/2004

Developers frequently ask for more information about how the garbage collector works in the Compact...

Date: 07/26/2004

Hi everyone – My name is Steven Pratschner. I’m the Program Manager for the CLR that...

Date: 06/30/2004