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Compact Framework Service Pack and Future

"The (long awaited) .NET Compact Framework Service Pack 1 has been released. Go get it. Now!  Go, Go, Go!  Put down the beverage, forget the dog."

[Nino]

I am glad to see this service pack come out, sounds like it might speed up the framework significantly. I have not heard about what Microsoft's plans are for the compact framework from here on out, will we see a new version of it when Whidbey comes out? If so when can we expect some sort of beta? What will they be adding? etc...etc..  Anyone care to share the love and spill the secrets?

-James

Posted: Jul 21 2003, 08:10 PM by jamesavery | with 3 comment(s)

Comments

Nino Benvenuti said:

Exactly questions that I am thinking, James.
# July 21, 2003 9:30 PM

Robert Levy (Mobile Devices MVP) said:

From the list of sessions at PDC:
Exploring New Features in the .NET Compact Framework "Whidbey" Release

So... yes it will be updated for Whidbey and I'm pretty sure they will give out Whidbey betas at PDC.
# July 21, 2003 11:08 PM

Tim Marman said:

Let's hope that the Whidbey release adds XmlDOcument.Select and/or XmlDocument.SelectNodes. Right now you have to traverse the tree manually. Most of the System.Xml.XPath namespace isn't supported either.

I might say that this is due to the power of the machines, but let's be honest, if you're already providing an in-memory XmlDocument object and not just a Sax/Reader model, then adding XPath support shouldn't be significant and it would mostly be in the realm of runtime performance rather than memory use and CLR footprint. Let the developer decide if the performance is good enough.
# July 22, 2003 10:20 AM
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