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Not true. Windows 8 runs WPF which is what also runs the UI of WP7/8. The code layer is/can all be C# as well. That means that the compatibility is actually
by spoiledtechie 14y ago
Not true. Windows 8 runs WPF which is what also runs the UI of WP7/8. The code layer is/can all be C# as well. That means that the compatibility is actually must farther than that of Java/Android/Linux. Not being able to run Android Views on a Linux box being the differentiating factor.
- viggity 14y agoAlso, Not True. WP7/8 runs a modified version of silverlight. Now, both WPF, Silverlight and Windows 8 all use XAML, but you are not guaranteed that they will be cross compatible (close, but not quite the same). They all run C# code, but with different base class libraries and sometimes one env will not have certain classes (HttpClient, among others). So, they are very similar and porting from one env to another usually isn't a huge deal, but issues can arise. See Portable Class Libraries to make your life easier in this regard: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh335063.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh335063.aspx
- mattmanser 14y agoIt's not exactly massive differences. It's been a while since I used Silverlight but as long as you target Siverlight first you'll be alright, the biggest restriction is the reduced .Net library.
- reddiric 14y agoHTTPClient was released as a nuget component: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/henrikn/archive/2012/02/16/httpclient-is-here.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/henrikn/archive/2012/02/16/httpclien...