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As I said here, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2615797 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2615797, I strongly believe that the windows 8 UI we have seen s
by pilif 15y ago
As I said here, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2615797 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2615797, I strongly believe that the windows 8 UI we have seen so far is more or less just an improved widget/gadget shell, like a fullscreen Mac Dashboard.
I really think that real, full-fledged applications will still be written in whatever languages are available today. All of this fear is IMHO just plain FUD
- bmj 15y agoAnd isn't the FUD just directed at Silverlight development? I could see Silverlight losing ground as more browsers support HTML5, but as others have pointed out, UI is only small part of the .NET ecosystem.
- sevenproxies 15y agoI think the HTML5 and JS technology in Windows 8 is simply another software development framework and not meant to replace .net and friends. Perhaps Microsoft is looking to encourage the development of apps (in such a way that Apple has demonstrated with the App Store). .net will still be available for the larger and/or more involving programs. Remember, Windows is popular because of Microsoft's firm dedication to backwards compatibility (for better or worse).
- bonch 15y agoI really think that real, full-fledged applications will still be written in whatever languages are available today. All of this fear is IMHO just plain FUD The issue is that those apps will be relegated to the crufty, legacy desktop tile while the first-class apps get to appear on the new shell.