Casey, keep in mind that it's still Beta 1. A lot could be changed for v1.0
-Alex On Thu, 30 May 2002 13:05:53 -0400, Chesnut, Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The integrated help documentation in the CF beta has the generic info, >i'll tell you my specific observations from writing this article: >http://www.brains-N-brawn.com/noMadMap > >Alot of the namespaces are there, >as well as the commonly used classes. >Methods and method overloads is what you miss the most. >i.e. the CF class will have less methods, >and the methods that do exist will have less overloads. > >XML serialization ... alot of this is missing. >Typed DataSets are missing because of this. >Although you can associate an XSD to a generic DataSet, >and then read/write from that serialized file. >There is SOAP serialization for calling web services, >but I believe there is some bugs in the beta. >Also, System.Configuration is there, but not AppSettings. >although another guy wrote an assembly that implements that functionality > >The couple times I have really wanted a method that is missing, >I rewrite it ... and then find out it is dog slow on 206mhz. >Wrote some object to XML serialization ... too slow to use; >ended up using reflection but staying at object level. >Wrote the ability to rotate a bitmap ... way too slow; >am trying to offload this processing to happen at the web service. > >More detailed info in my article. > >Thanks >casey > >-----Original Message----- >From: PrashanthG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:46 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [DOTNET] Difference between .Net Framework and the .Net Compact >Framework > > >Hi, > Can somebody highlight the differences or give pointers for the above >regarding developing rich Win Client Apps, XML Support in Compact >Framework? > >Any help in this regard will be appreciated >- >Thanks >PrashanthG > >You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or >subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > >You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or >subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
