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Visual Studio doesn't seem to install correctly on my Ubuntu box.

madeofpalk 12y ago
And?
zamalek 12y ago
Visual Studio has been using COM since COM was new. That 21 years of code that's been written against an API that Linux doesn't provide. COM is not only proprietary but also a horrible thing. I don't see it ever being on any Linux list of things to do. It will never install on Linux. If you want something as good as Visual Studio on Linux, write it.
- 72deluxe 12y ago
  COM is horrible to write code for (although not THAT bad), and is tricky to troubleshoot (hurray for TLBs and massive hex registry strings) but it is a very handy feature of the system! Does anything exist on other platforms like Mac OSX and Linux? CORBA was written all over the place GNOME1 / 2 time as I recall but I don't actually know if anything like COM exists anywhere?
  - zamalek 12y ago
    If I'm not mistaken dbus is a spiritual sibling of DCOM.
    - 72deluxe 12y ago
      Thanks very much, good to know. I will take a look at it. Thanks.
  - kevingadd 12y ago
    Gecko uses XPCOM extensively (though less than it used to). XPCOM is basically a cross-platform implementation of the same principles as Microsoft COM. In particular, XPCOM allows easy binding with the Spidermonkey JS runtime so you can expose things to scripts.
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darklajid 12y ago
Last time I tried running Unity on my Windows box I ran into some issues. (Put differently: The argument is nonsense)
- thescrewdriver 12y ago
  It installed fine for me. Get the latest download here: https://unity3d.com/unity/download https://unity3d.com/unity/download Perhaps you were installing an older version?
  - feld 12y ago
    wrong unity https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity
WorldWideWayne 12y ago
Ubuntu Software Center won't install correctly on my Windows box.
freehunter 12y ago
But then again I use OneDrive to back up my photos natively on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. I use OneNote on all platforms. I use Microsoft Office on all platforms (including the web). I play Wordament on all platforms. I use Xbox Live Music (formerly Zune Pass) on all platforms. How many Windows Phone apps does Google have? Zero. What about Apple? Zero. In fact, Google has even refused to allow Windows Phone to access Youtube and Maps on the web. They specifically blocked the user agent for their website. But no, that one example from Microsoft is totally relevant. Their competitors are much more open.

And?

Visual Studio has been using COM since COM was new. That 21 years of code that's been written against an API that Linux doesn't provide. COM is not only proprietary but also a horrible thing. I don't see it ever being on any Linux list of things to do. It will never install on Linux. If you want something as good as Visual Studio on Linux, write it.

72deluxe 12y ago
COM is horrible to write code for (although not THAT bad), and is tricky to troubleshoot (hurray for TLBs and massive hex registry strings) but it is a very handy feature of the system! Does anything exist on other platforms like Mac OSX and Linux? CORBA was written all over the place GNOME1 / 2 time as I recall but I don't actually know if anything like COM exists anywhere?
- zamalek 12y ago
  If I'm not mistaken dbus is a spiritual sibling of DCOM.
  - 72deluxe 12y ago
    Thanks very much, good to know. I will take a look at it. Thanks.
- kevingadd 12y ago
  Gecko uses XPCOM extensively (though less than it used to). XPCOM is basically a cross-platform implementation of the same principles as Microsoft COM. In particular, XPCOM allows easy binding with the Spidermonkey JS runtime so you can expose things to scripts.

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darklajid 12y ago

Last time I tried running Unity on my Windows box I ran into some issues. (Put differently: The argument is nonsense)

thescrewdriver 12y ago
It installed fine for me. Get the latest download here: https://unity3d.com/unity/download https://unity3d.com/unity/download Perhaps you were installing an older version?
- feld 12y ago
  wrong unity https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity

WorldWideWayne 12y ago

Ubuntu Software Center won't install correctly on my Windows box.

freehunter 12y ago

But then again I use OneDrive to back up my photos natively on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. I use OneNote on all platforms. I use Microsoft Office on all platforms (including the web). I play Wordament on all platforms. I use Xbox Live Music (formerly Zune Pass) on all platforms. How many Windows Phone apps does Google have? Zero. What about Apple? Zero. In fact, Google has even refused to allow Windows Phone to access Youtube and Maps on the web. They specifically blocked the user agent for their website. But no, that one example from Microsoft is totally relevant. Their competitors are much more open.