David Kline

In Part II of NetCF debugging with cordbg, I talked about my favorite debugger modes. Today, I want to discuss the cordbg commands which are not supported when debugging .NET Compact Framework projects. Please note that this list is accurate as of...

I am frequently asked why NetCF applications encounter a SocketException when attempting to use some socket options, when applications written to the full .NET Framework do not. The companion question is invariably "Is this a bug in NetCF?". If the result...

In Part I of NetCF debugging with cordbg, I showed you how to get the debugger connected to your process. In this part, I'm going to talk a little about cordbg's mode command. But before we get to that, I had a question from a reader as to why the...

I've gotten a number of requests for instructions on how to use the .NET SDK's command line debugger (cordbg.exe) to debug NetCF applications. While you would think this should be pretty straight forward, there are a number of hoops to jump through. ...

Yesterday, the SF Giants began selling rubber chickens decorated with the team colors and logo. According to the article in the link below, fans are instructed to wave them at the first sign of an intentional walk. With Barry Bonds on the team, I wonder...

Most applications need to save state from time to time. On the full .NET Framework, this is quite easy, just use the XmlSerializer to serialize your state object. On the .NET Compact Framework, there is no public XmlSerializer (at least, not for version...

As the demand for web enabled smart devices grows, more and more mobile applications will be using web services. Many of the folks who are already using web services with the .NET Compact Framework (NetCF) have come to me with performance issues. More...

All logs need an introduction post, so.... here it is :) I've been at Microsoft for a good long time (since 1991) and have been involved with a number of very cool products (Windows 95, Windows NT/2000, DirectX). Prior to joining Microsoft, I attended...