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They said that native code is going to be supported. That tells me WinRT will be as well; it's not like people are going to be writing MFC apps for it.
by daeken 14y ago
They said that native code is going to be supported. That tells me WinRT will be as well; it's not like people are going to be writing MFC apps for it.
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoThey only seem to be recommending it for games, implying you can't run the UI with it https://skitch.com/constantinexvi/enb3e/windows-phone-summit-channel-9 https://skitch.com/constantinexvi/enb3e/windows-phone-summit...
- bztzt 14y agoAlthough they didn't come out and say this, the impression I get is they are bringing over the WinRT APIs for lower-level stuff like networking, etc., while the XAML UI stuff is an extension of the Silverlight in WP7x rather than a port or adaptation of Windows.UI.Xaml from Windows 8. If that's what they're doing, I think it's the right decision - the UI conventions themselves are different between the phone and Windows 8 (more than people realize, despite having a similar visual aesthetic), so you'd have to rewrite much of the UI anyway - so why break compatibility with WP7.x.