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Quboid · 04-20-05, 07:58 PM

Interesting - a few notes for newbs (and anyone else!).

Firstly, this is a beta, not the final version.

Like sdpinter says, from a user point of view, think of it like java. It does a similar job, but (IMHO) it does a better job but for a much smaller range of devices: those with MS operating systems or web servers only. The idea is that you only need to write a program once to have it run on all MS OSes, but in reality this isn't the case due to massively different screen sizes, memory etc. It does succeed in greatly reducing the differences, as well as improving the Windows API (how programs use Windows and windows features like scroll bars, buttons, menus etc), particularly for Object Oriented programmers.

If you're developing .NET programs for the PPc, you should probably use this and the SDK which is also available to ensure that your app is future proof (although when 2.0 final is out, you should retest!). If you're just using programs, you don't need to bother until you want to run a program which actually needs .NET CF 2.0 - then you'll need it. You'll never need the SDK, that's just for developing.

I'd love to learn more about this subject. Is there a book around called something like "Introducing Visual Studio 2005 and C# with .NET CF 2.0 for the amature C and PHP coder"? Too specific? :) I'm presently reading a book on C development for Windows CE which is giving me priceless groundwork knowledge, but I'm sure there are similar ways to program *cough*objects*cough*

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Quboid Aximsite Minor League Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: L'Derry UK Posts: 223 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Interesting - a few notes for newbs (and anyone else!). Firstly, this is a beta, not the final version. Like sdpinter says, from a user point of view, think of it like java. It does a similar job, but (IMHO) it does a better job but for a much smaller range of devices: those with MS operating systems or web servers only. The idea is that you only need to write a program once to have it run on all MS OSes, but in reality this isn't the case due to massively different screen sizes, memory etc. It does succeed in greatly reducing the differences, as well as improving the Windows API (how programs use Windows and windows features like scroll bars, buttons, menus etc), particularly for Object Oriented programmers. If you're developing .NET programs for the PPc, you should probably use this and the SDK which is also available to ensure that your app is future proof (although when 2.0 final is out, you should retest!). If you're just using programs, you don't need to bother until you want to run a program which actually needs .NET CF 2.0 - then you'll need it. You'll never need the SDK, that's just for developing. I'd love to learn more about this subject. Is there a book around called something like "Introducing Visual Studio 2005 and C# with .NET CF 2.0 for the amature C and PHP coder"? Too specific? :) I'm presently reading a book on C development for Windows CE which is giving me priceless groundwork knowledge, but I'm sure there are similar ways to program coughobjectscough Last edited by Quboid; 04-20-05 at 08:03 PM.