Mark Arteaga

The SmartDevice Framework 1.3 from OpenNETCF.org was released on Thursday at MEDC 2005.  There are some great new additions to the SDF.  Biggest one I think is the Application Blocks for Compact Framework.   Check out Neil Cowburn's entry on the whole story behind the Blocks and OpenNETCF  Also check out the new integration of the SDF within VS.NET.  There is also a new mailing list available to communicate with the SDF team and users. Just type 'subscribe' in the subject and send mail to sdf-dev@netcf.tv to subscribe.  Go download and enjoy and give feedback!!

Ever need to find a corresponding curly brace in a block of code.  Just use Ctrl-] and it will find it for you!!  I think this one will come in handy!  Another one that comes in handy is Ctrl-K-F which auto formats your code.

Here is a sample if statement:

            if(true)
            {
                if(true)
                {
                    if(true)
                    {
                        if(true)
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if(true)
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if(true)
                    {
                        if(true)
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if(true)
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if(true)
                            {
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }