Code hiding?

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Hello

When I try to open framework dll with the reflector. I can see all the code.
When I try to open a Compact framework dll, The code is hidden. only the
inteface can be seen.

Do any one know what utility the CF team used to hide the CF code?

Thanks
 
The CF2.0 dlls in the \WindowsCE\ folder on your dev machine contain only
stubs, the actual dlls are here:-
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\2.0\v2.0\Debugger\BCL

Peter
 
Have you checked the license agreement you agreed to when you installed the
product. I'm relatively sure that decompiling those is frowned upon.
 
I'm looking for a tool for hiding our code and not decompiling the CF code.
If the CF team used a tool for hiding there code, I would like to use the
same code

Ofer
 
Ah. Good luck. There are a few obfuscators out there, but the reality is
that since CF doesn't support pre-JIT, you can't do a lot. Obfuscated code
can always be read. You can architect the source so it's less readable, but
that takes a concerted effort before development starts to architect it that
way, otherwise it's still at least 80% readable by anyone with experience.

-Chris
 
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