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By what possible perspective is that from "a different time"? Because Microsoft decided to distribute compiled .NET apps to Windows Phone? Is there some great

by personZ 12y ago

By what possible perspective is that from "a different time"? Because Microsoft decided to distribute compiled .NET apps to Windows Phone? Is there some great advantage that Windows Phone gains from this? It certainly doesn't seem so. It's quite remarkable to read people talking about how insane this is, how it's a solution for a different time, etc, when it is working remarkably well (number of people complaining about on phone AOT/JIT time -- about 0. Number of people sure it must be some great issue -- too many). It seems to be a solution for this time.

radicalbyte 12y ago
> By what possible perspective is that from > "a different time"? Because Microsoft decided > to distribute compiled .NET apps to Windows Phone? When Dalvik would have been designed, there wouldn't have been an App Store. The model for mobile development wasn't clear like it is today. I agree that it's a great solution: the AOT cost is, in practice, tiny. The flexibility (and, I expect, reliability) provided is with the cost.