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There was a demo today at build where they took a Silverlight app, changed a few lines and now it was a "Windows 8 Metro" app. Then you take that app and run in

by pbz 15y ago

There was a demo today at build where they took a Silverlight app, changed a few lines and now it was a "Windows 8 Metro" app. Then you take that app and run in on the phone? How can one say it's dead?!

teyc 15y ago
The comparison isn't valid. I can compile "hello.c" and run it on multiple platforms. But will it work with existing production code? There are Silverlight specific libraries, for example.
- pbz 15y ago
  I don't see why you think it's not valid. You're taking an app that was designed to run in the browser, tell it to use different namespaces and it runs on this new Metro UI interface, phone, and tablets. You keep the same XAML, same code, and only tweak a few things to make it work on a new platform. It's a similar process to how you tweak your css/js to run in different environments. And what do you mean with existing production code? I imagine you can run still run it in the browser like it's currently working. I'm not a Silverlight developer, but I just can't understand the big commotion. Were people expecting for only SL to work wtih W8? I haven't heard a single thing in the keynote to even hint that SL is going away. Not only that, but they made a point to show that the current investment made in SL paid off. What exactly should they have done?
- pcj 15y ago
  From my understanding, they said existing production code will continue to work on Windows 8. But, if you want the new Metro look and feel for your application, then you need to do these minor changes.
  - teyc 15y ago
    What they say is true, but there will be no further investment in Silverlight. All technologies eventually hit this stage where there is no further investment slated. e.g. DOS. If your app is built on this particular platform, consider that the deathclock has started ticking. When a ship sinks, you save the women and the children first. As cruel as it seems, the reality is that people who have few years left are considered last.

by pbz 15y ago

teyc 15y ago

The comparison isn't valid. I can compile "hello.c" and run it on multiple platforms. But will it work with existing production code? There are Silverlight specific libraries, for example.

pbz 15y ago
I don't see why you think it's not valid. You're taking an app that was designed to run in the browser, tell it to use different namespaces and it runs on this new Metro UI interface, phone, and tablets. You keep the same XAML, same code, and only tweak a few things to make it work on a new platform. It's a similar process to how you tweak your css/js to run in different environments. And what do you mean with existing production code? I imagine you can run still run it in the browser like it's currently working. I'm not a Silverlight developer, but I just can't understand the big commotion. Were people expecting for only SL to work wtih W8? I haven't heard a single thing in the keynote to even hint that SL is going away. Not only that, but they made a point to show that the current investment made in SL paid off. What exactly should they have done?
pcj 15y ago
From my understanding, they said existing production code will continue to work on Windows 8. But, if you want the new Metro look and feel for your application, then you need to do these minor changes.
- teyc 15y ago
  What they say is true, but there will be no further investment in Silverlight. All technologies eventually hit this stage where there is no further investment slated. e.g. DOS. If your app is built on this particular platform, consider that the deathclock has started ticking. When a ship sinks, you save the women and the children first. As cruel as it seems, the reality is that people who have few years left are considered last.