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DotGNU Ported to PocketPC

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the little-yellow-different dept.

t3rmin4t0r writes "The Pocket PC# group has ported DotGNU Portable.net to PocketPC. This is a significant step because the .NET Compact Framework SDK is heavily licensed, unlike the .NET SDK available for free from MSDN. Thanks to PocketPC#, now you can build Window.Forms C# applications for PocketPC without submitting to Microsoft's exhorbitant SDK licensing fees. Portability to embedded/low-end hardware is one of Portable.net's stated goals. DotGNU Portable.net also works on 9 major CPU architectures according to gentoo's portage. The Darwin-ports features a cool package with Windows.Forms for Mac OS X. Handhelds like iPAQ or Zaurus have also ports (the iPAQ one features Windows.Forms). Esoteric hardware like the Sony Playstation 2 or the Microsoft XBox can also run Portable.net."

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  1. It's flaimbait because by aussie_a · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    people do not agree with the statement, and it is a touchy subject (for some) and is therefore flaimbait.

    I don't agree with it, but hey. That's how things work around here.

    Score: -1, Offtopic/Flame-bait.

  2. Re:Take a lesson from IBM, Novell by GoldMace · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can all search engines handle C#?

    Quite a number of them can't handle C++. Java is much easier thing to search for, though you sometimes find things related to coffee.