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.NET Compact Framework 3.5 included in Orcas January CTP

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The .NET Compact Framework team has spent the last year planning and developing the next version of the .NET Compact Framework 3.5, which will align with the .NET Framework 3.5 shipping in next version of Visual Studio code named “Orcas”.  The team has focused its efforts in 4 areas including, addressing core problems of creating distributed mobile applications by enabling mobile devices to interoperate with Windows Communication Foundation services, Implementing device specific features from LINQ, continuing to implement highly requested features and refining NETCF’s ability to diagnose and solve reliability and supportability issues. 
 
The first release of NETCF 3.5 went public a few weeks ago in the Orcas January CTP.  This release of NETCF does not include the complete list of features but is a step toward the final feature set.  New builds of NETCF will be included in each new public drop of Orcas with the majority of features being included by Orcas Beta1.  Below is a list of features included in the January CTP.  If you’re interested in these new features start by downloading the Orcas January CTP using either the VPC image at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1FF0B35D-0C4A-40B4-915A-5331E11C39E6&displaylang=en or try installing it to your test PC at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=69055927-458B-4129-9047-FCC4FACAE96C&displaylang=en
 
 
New Features Included in the Orcas January CTP:
• System.IO.Compression support, including support for HTTP compression.
• Support for a subset of Linq’s Standard Query Operators.
• SoundPlayer support using WaveOut allowing for multiple sounds to play at once.
• New API in Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms for easily distinguishing Smartphone and Pocket PC.
• Allow Nested FuncEval's.
• Enhanced logging for interop functionality with native code.
• Stack Trace Enhancements.
• GAC Improvements.
• Allow for StrongName keys greater than 1024 long.
• To improved logging of finalizer activities to enhance product supportability.
• Allow log files to be read at runtime.

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  • Anonymous
    January 28, 2007
    El equipo de desarrollo de .NET Compact Framework acaba de publicar un post dónde anuncia las novedades

  • Anonymous
    January 28, 2007
    Very cool guys, didn't realise it was included in January. Is NETCF 3.5 a 6.0 only thing or will I be able to install it on my 5.0 PPC?

  • Anonymous
    January 29, 2007
    Is there a whitepaper available that outlines the feature backlog list for orcas? Keep up the great work :)

  • Anonymous
    January 30, 2007
    I have already said my piece on the Vista launch but also Office 2007 launches today which really rocks.

  • Anonymous
    February 01, 2007
    Just to clarify -- of WCF & LINQ mentioned in the first paragraph, only LINQ is in the new CTP?

  • Anonymous
    February 03, 2007
    I just installed CTP on my computer. I tried to build a WCF client to my existen WCF service, but I can not. What is the way in order to cosume a WCF service from .NET CF 3.5?

  • Anonymous
    February 26, 2007
    Tonight I did some more browsing through the January 2007 CTP version of Visual Studio "Orcas" and stumbled

  • Anonymous
    July 26, 2007
    Visual Studio 2008 Beta2 is available for download from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831.aspx

  • Anonymous
    July 26, 2007
    Visual Studio 2008 Beta2 is available for download from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831