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"How much would you pay? But wait there's more. If you act now, and pay only $500, you too will be honoured with the privilege of developing C++11 Applications
by binarycrusader 14y ago
"How much would you pay? But wait there's more. If you act now, and pay only $500, you too will be honoured with the privilege of developing C++11 Applications for Windows 8!"
It's hard to take Sutter seriously about Micorosoft's support for C++ when the Visual Studio product management decides that you have to pay for the privilege of developing C++ applications for Windows 8 if you want to use Microsoft's tools.
- iwwr 14y agoIt's worked so far, hasn't it? And $500 is petty cash in the grand scheme of things (what it costs to actually support a developer).
- binarycrusader 14y agoI'm not sure what you mean by "it's worked so far"; Microsoft has provided C++ compilers freely for around 7+ years now. They have chosen to not do so any longer. Instead, they give you only the tools needed to write Metro applications, which, just coincidentally require you to sell them through their store and can't be side-loaded onto normal systems, and they get a 30% cut. As for "what it actually costs to support a developer" -- you're forgetting about the open source developers and other independents. Unless you're talking about Microsoft's costs, in which case, I could care less. So much for "developers, developers, developers!"
- thebluesky 14y agoWhat we hear: "Dear hobbyist coder. You're not welcome. We only care about developers who have employers willing to pay $500, or just pony up the $500 yourself." Alternatively develop for Linux and other platforms in a language of your choice with a free compiler...