In Brief
The .NET Compact Framework empowers developers by letting them write powerful applications for devices in C# and Visual Basic.
Unlike traditional programming languages, the .NET Compact Framework is founded on “managed code.” Using managed code provides many advantages, such as those mentioned in the following items.
Managed code applications feature garbage collection, eliminating bugs related to erroneous memory allocations and releases.
Managed code applications target the same rich class framework regardless of the programming language used.
Managed code programs can pass each other instances of data simply, safely, and easily.
Managed code is portable. The same binaries execute on devices regardless of the CPU on the device.
The Common ...
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