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Damn, that's awesome! For the longest time that was the only thing that really bothered me about writing .NET code.
by overgard 13y ago
Damn, that's awesome! For the longest time that was the only thing that really bothered me about writing .NET code.
- chc 13y agoBut doesn't anyone with the Windows Store already have the CLR?
- overgard 13y agoProbably -- I don't care too much about the windows store, I'm more excited about being able to write C# code that doesn't require a VM. Not that there's anything /wrong/ with the CLR, but one thing I miss about C++ when I'm not writing it is self contained programs where it's just a small exe without a bunch of huge dependencies.
- moron4hire 13y agoI think you're forgetting about the Visual C++ 20xx Redistributables. They aren't exactly tiny. https://www.dropbox.com/s/eizfqwg0ouiq4ql/Capture3.PNG https://www.dropbox.com/s/eizfqwg0ouiq4ql/Capture3.PNG vs. the latest .NET install https://www.dropbox.com/s/eizfqwg0ouiq4ql/Capture4.PNG https://www.dropbox.com/s/eizfqwg0ouiq4ql/Capture4.PNG This is a brand new Windows 8.1 computer.
- modeless 13y agoThe redistributable is huge but not required. You can statically link the C runtime. That option has never been available for C#, and IMHO it's the single biggest reason C# failed to replace C++ for Windows client development.
- overgard 13y agoExactly. The redist is potentially annoying, but for my own projects I tend to statically link almost everything. It's not really a size thing, it's more of a "I don't want to bug my potential users to have to install a bunch of system altering things" viewpoint.
- SideburnsOfDoom 13y ago> I don't care too much about the windows store Don't get excited then, this is only for windows store.
- shanselman 13y agoToday.