How is the NetCF collector different from the collector in the Full .Net Framework?
The Compact Framework targets significantly different scenarios than the full .Net Framework does. While the Compact Framework is tuned specifically for use on devices with limited resources, the full .Net Framework supports scenarios ranging from client side UI applications to server side applications such as SQL Server and ASP.Net that may run on machines with multiple processors. As such, it’s natural to find significant differences between the Compact Framework’s garbage collector and the garbage collector provided by the full .Net Framework. The primary differences between the two collectors are: Different basic collection model. As we’ve seen, the .Net CF has a standard mark and sweep collection model augmented with occasional compaction and code pitching. While the high level goal (to reclaim memory allocated to objects that are no longer used) is the same, the basic collection model on the full .Net Framework is substantially different. In particular, the full .Net Framework us
