Archive for April, 2009

Profiling .NET CF Applications With Eqatec

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Today I found the Eqatec Profiler application which is a .NET profiler that works on compact framework applications. It’s quite easy to setup and it’s free. The interface for viewing the results is also very good allowing you to easily find the methods that are causing problems.
What Is A Profiler?
A profiler is a tool that [...]

Quickly Copy Files Between Mobile Device And Desktop PC

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Often I find myself repeatedly copying files between a mobile device and desktop pc. Using the CE Copy tool that is part of the Windows Mobile Developer Power Toys it is quite easy to setup up a bat file to make this task easier.
After you’ve installed the power toys it’s a simple matter of setting [...]

Identifying Duplicate Code With Simian

Monday, April 13th, 2009

I’ve recently discovered the tool Simian which you can use to identify blocks of duplicate code. I’ve been experimenting with it on C# code but Simian should work in pretty much any programming language.
Reduction of duplication within code is widely accepted as a worthwhile goal as it makes your code easier to debug, maintain and [...]

Speeding up builds in Visual Studio for .net CE

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Finally I’ve found a way to reduce the compile time for the windows mobile app that I’m working on. The compile time reduced from around 50 seconds to less than 5!! This has certainly made my work more enjoyable and productive.
To do it you need to disable the Platform Verification Task. Just follow these steps.

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