I've added an article here that discusses the performance characteristics of JIT-compiled code compared to native code. The results are interesting and encouraging for anyone considering using the .NET Compact Framework for developing mobile applications...

I have the honor of presenting this year's NetCF performance talk at MEDC. This has been an immensely successful presentation in past years and I'm hoping this one will live up to the same high standards. One thing I'd especially like to do this year...

One of the coolest new features in v2 is the ability to diagnose problems through the new logging infrastructure. With the new Windows Mobile 5.0 security model, loader problems can be hard to find and figure out. If you have an app that just won't start...

I've had a few people ask me this question--well now you can find out all about it at this link: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ws1c3xeh.aspx

This link and this one give a good overview of how the security model worked in past versions of Smartphone. Future versions of the Windows Mobile platform will allow OEMs to enable this feature for PocketPC as well. NETCF follows the same guidelines...

NETCF follows the Windows Mobile security model described here . The link provides a fair amount of detail, but I thought it would be useful to give the view from 10,000 feet (which in many cases should be more than enough!) Code Signing Code signing...

I'm normally pretty far behind the curve when it comes to new gadgets (it's a competitive climate here at MS...), but this time I got on the bandwagon early picking up the new Smartphone from Audiovox . It's pretty cool, I like having my schedule and...

I'm sure every engineer has had one of those brilliant Dilbert moments where you just lived through something you saw in a strip. Here are two of mine--I'd love to hear about any others! I was working for Glenayre Electronics in Vancouver, BC. I...

Kind of scattered today... I love this news . Sure, it's the “other guys,” but as a music lover I love to see a company find a way to take advantage of technology to distribute art, rather than running around trying to hang on to dated...

As mentioned earlier, I been working on Code Access Security (CAS) for NETCF. A delivery date is yet to be determined. So because it's not in the product and because we haven't committed to delivering it, it's not really generating much discussion, leaving...

I've been thinking a lot about security lately. I'm not sure I'm making any sort of headway. Everybody seems to agree that it is really really important , but I'm willing to bet that just about everybody has a slightly different view of what it actually...

Ah yes, the Evil Empire. A clever moniker when I first heard it has become a remarkably well-known pseudonym. But is it still relevant? I was very interested by an article about this topic in a May issue of The Economist . The main point: “Microsoft...

Well, here I am blogging my first post (or posting my first blog?)...in the event that someone actually reads this, it'll give a brief intro: My name is Ryan Chapman and I'm a new developer in the .NET Compact Framework group. I'm new to both MS and...