January 2008 - Posts

New job with Visual Studio Platform & Ecosystem
24 January 08 09:55 PM | andarno | 0 Comments   

I have accepted a new position within Microsoft with the Visual Studio Platform & Ecosystem team.  Rather than working on the .NET Compact Framework I will be working on "VS10".  I don't actually make the transition for a few more Read More...

XmlSerializer compatibility between NetCF and the desktop
23 January 08 09:28 PM | andarno | 1 Comments   

The XmlSerializer found in the .NET Compact Framework has a very different implementation than the one found in the full .NET Framework.  The reasons for the differences include size and performance constraints that make the desktop's XmlSerializer Read More...

Filed under: Mobile devices, NetCF

Using the XmlSerializer as an XmlObjectSerializer with WCF
18 January 08 08:06 PM | andarno | 3 Comments   

The Windows Communication Foundation introduced the new DataContractSerializer to replace the XmlSerializer in many scenarios.  The DataContractSerializer is faster than the XmlSerializer, but has certain limitations.  For example it does not Read More...

Filed under: Mobile devices, NetCF, WCF

An impressive Silverlight Slideshow control
01 January 08 03:31 PM | andarno | 3 Comments   

I recently discovered a very impressive (and free) Silverlight slideshow control. I would recommend it over any Flash-based slideshow controls that I've seen so far (because this one's better--not just because I work here <g>) Here's a sample: Watch Read More...

Filed under: Silverlight