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So WP7 in WinCE-based, and WP8 is WinNT-based like the rest of Windows 8. Can't say I didn't see that coming. WP7 always seemed like a bit of a dead-end platf
by thought_alarm 14y ago
So WP7 in WinCE-based, and WP8 is WinNT-based like the rest of Windows 8.
Can't say I didn't see that coming. WP7 always seemed like a bit of a dead-end platform because of it.
At least WP8 will have a compatibility layer for running legacy WP7 apps. But if you're a developer do you continue to target the legacy .NET Compact Framework for WP7, or do you target the new SDK that will run on exactly zero of the Windows Phones devices in circulation today, but will run on Windows 8 Metro tablets and desktops?
This is not Microsoft's finest hour, to be sure.
- wvenable 14y agoHow different is it to target WP7 vs. Win8 when it comes to .NET/WPF/Metro? I'm sure a few developers around here have started playing with Win8 and have done some phone development. I would think that it wouldn't be a radical change.