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Which is not really that usefull given how different usage and behavior a desktop and a smartphone app have. Even as a former Windows Phone hobbyist developer I
by titanix2 11y ago
Which is not really that usefull given how different usage and behavior a desktop and a smartphone app have.
Even as a former Windows Phone hobbyist developer I don't have any interest in this API because I think the programming model in totally wrong and too limited for desktop programming. Not to mention the UI components which are not suited to big screens.
The biggest proof of failure is probably the fact that in 4 years of Windows Runtime existance Microsoft itself didn't bring any killer software (Visual Studio for example) on it.
- pjmlp 11y agoPeople always mentioned killer software like Studio and Office, forgetting that one just doesn't rewrite software like that. For example Studio is still 32 bits, for many reasons, one of them being third party plugins that no one is going to re-write. Windows File Explorer and Edge are two UWP applications on Windows 10. Having separate XAML for mobile, tablet and desktop is no different than responsive HTML, with the benefit of being native. But what can I say, I love WinRT as it feels C++ Builder is vindicated.