David Kline

Mike Hall recently posted that registration for MEDC 2007 is now open. As of this past Monday, I am officially registered and, for the third year is a row, will be presenting a session in the Application Development track. I should check with some of...

I started this series last year and thought I would continue the tradition with my best of 2006 collection. For me, 2006 was the year of the .NET Compact Framework Version 2 Service Pack 1 . This release added several new tools for .NET Compact Framework...

It's been a while since I last recommended a book ... in fact, it's been more than a year. There are a number of good books on how to write secure code, now there's one on how to make sure that developers have written secure software: Hunting Security...

Have you ever wondered what type an object is? How about what interfaces the object implements? Using the .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework, this information is very easy to determine. The first thing we need to know about an object is it's type...

I have long been an advocate for putting common code into an assembly that is shared by applications needing the functionality. That said, there are times where the separate assembly approach is not appropriate. For those situations, today's tip may help...

In a nutshell, late binding is run-time resolution / dynamic loading. Compile time resolution (sometimes called 'early binding'), uses the compiler and linker to verify that the argument types used to call a function matches the function's signature....

Last month, I wrote about how to instruct the XmlSerializer to create an XML attribute for fields in an object . Today, I'd like to talk about how to specify the name used to represent a field in the resulting XML. By default, when an object is serialized...

I'm a big fan of reusing code whenever and wherever possible. A long time ago, I wrote an assembly that provided common methods and data to some applications I was writing. When I first wrote the assembly, I exposedthe common data as public fields decorated...

I very much value code reviews , as long time readers can attest. During these reviews, I have often found myself wondering whether a given line references a field or a property. When reading isolated portions of code, properties can be easily mistaken...

We've all heard the commercials or read the prescription information sheets describing the possible side effects of medications. The side effects described are typically negative (ex: upset stomach). There are other side effects of a more positive nature;...

I'm a big advocate of separating an application's logic from it's user interface. By keeping the logic separate from the data presentation layer (UI), it becomes easy to swap out either component with minimal impact on the other. In addition to ease of...

The addition of the XML Serializer is one of the reasons I really love version 2 of the .NET Compact Framework. I use the XML Serializer in very nearly every application I write; to save application state, data files, etc. By default, the XML Serializer...

Dan Elliott recently posted about the IL OpCodes supported by the .NET Compact Framework . This got me inspired to talk about the IL debugging commands in the .NET Compact Framework MDbg extension (mdbgnetcf.dll). Commands dis[assemble] in[ext] is[tep...

Sometimes, it's the little things that take the longest to work out, so I thought I'd start a "Quick tips" series. Quick tips are intended to be short and solve a very specific issue. I was talking with Mark Prentice today and we were looking at filtering...

In the previous installment, I talked about attaching to running processes using MDbg . As part of that discussion, I used the X command. Today, I'd like to spend a little time on X . The X command is one of those great features of MDbg that I think is...

I have worked with Dan for several years now (we both joined the .NET Compact Framework team at almost the same time). Since we met, I have learned quite a bit from him; whenever I need a code review or to work through a design idea, Dan's one of first...

Diagnostic, performance and debugging tools are very cool. The more tools available, the easier it tends to be to find and fix application issues. With Visual Studio 2005, several handy tools were added. I use the Remote Registry Editor and Remote File...

Being able to attach to a running process is a very powerful debugger feature. It is especially handy when the application is in the field. With the CorDbg debugger, formal attach to process support was not available when debugging .NET Compact Framework...

The recent release of Service Pack 1 for the .NET Compact Framework version 2 has added some very useful diagnostic tools. You may have already read about the .NET Compact Framework Remote Performance Monitor , and have hopefully used it to analyze the...

In the previous parts of this series, I talked about getting started with MDbg and using the Device Emulator . Today, I would like to talk about how to use MDbg to control processes on the device being debugged. Commands cp[roc] kp[roc] pro[cessenum]...

Now that I'm back from my annual mid-July vacation, I have had some catching up to do. One of the things that was on my list was to get caught up on the MSDN weblogs I read. Barry Bond posted an announcement of the Shared Source Device Emulator 1.0 release...

The Visual Studio 2005 Device Emulator is a very cool tool for developing, testing and debugging Windows Mobile applications. You can design for and run on the wide variety of Windows Mobile devices. In addition, you can install and use the localized...

It's been a while since I last wrote about using the command line debugger (cordbg) with the .NET Compact Framework. Quite a bit has changed in the world of .NET Compact Framework command line debugging since that time. With the release, last year, of...

It's finished! Service Pack 1 for version 2 of the .NET Compact Framework has just been posted and can be downloaded from here . This release contains customer driven fixes, features and tools. Full details on the changes and additions in SP1 can be found...

Ever since I finished my MEDC 2006 presentation (APP326 - Essential Tips and Tricks for .NET Compact Framework Application Developers), I have been bothered by the fact that one of my demos did not work 100% as I had designed and practiced. During the...