The next exciting installment of Microsoft’s .NET Framework begins, and this time, no one can possibly groan.
With the new software compatable with, and made for, the .NET Framework, this time Microsoft’s been trying really hard. In this review, I will delve into a few software-related pros of a new Software Development Kit (SDK) for Microsoft’s .NET Framwork that was released little over a week ago. Described as ’seamlessly compatable with Visual Studio, the .NET Framework SDK is revolutionary in its ability to embed objects with an unparalleled compaction. Interested? If so, keep reading this technologal review of StealthyTech that only the most basic reader will lament.

So… ever coded in the renowned C# language? It can debug a lot better than its predecessors, and can work well with the programming language - Microsoft claims the Framework will allow users to connect with the language better then ever before; and ‘use the full development of the C# language.’ In English, the SDK has functions that will allow the user to build larger embedded applications and insert them into tiny devices and files - automation systems, industrial sensors, retail displays and healthcare monitors, according to Collin Miller, the director of the whole project.

In fact, Collin had quite a lot to say about the new Software Kit that had developers so interested. “The .NET Framswork was built from the ground up as a .NET solution for small embedded devices. It brings the reliability and efficiency of the .NET environment to a new set of applications such as home automation systems, industrial sensors, retail displays and healthcare monitors. Development on this platform works seamlessly with the same tools that are used throughout the Microsoft family of platforms,” Collin announced. “This decreases the distinction between embedded application development and other application development tasks and helps reduce the cost and risks of these projects.”

And as if that wasn’t enough… in addition, the SDK offers extended hardware emulation and perfectly coded graphical debugging of all types of hardware in the Framework to highlight errors and offer solutions - quicker than before, and more seamlessly than ever.

The .NET Micro Framework SDK not only works well with Visual Studio (as I mentioned earliar) but is also supported by a number of connectable hardware systems built on from a solid grounding - the ARM7 and ARM9 processor cores. And according to Microsoft “The SDK also enables device developers to connect these systems to virtually any peripheral hardware through industry-standard communication connections and custom-managed drivers.”

I know what you’re thinking - this is only a week old and you haven’t heard of it? Are you perhaps thinking ‘where’s my copy?’ Wonder no more. The SDK Package, along with its new developer tools, can be located here. The .NET Micro Framework can be downloaded A mockery of size is needed; 256 KB of RAM and 512 KB of flash ROM is required for installation and development. You will need XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003 in addition to Visual Studio 2005 or greater though!

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