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But doesn't anyone with the Windows Store already have the CLR?
by chc 13y ago
But 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.