Re: Hello again + Windows app development
Brad Wilson <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Nov 2012 09:39:55 -0800
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--0016e6d643f2d9768904ce137191 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe the Windows team wishes you'd switch to HTML, but I doubt that in the short term people will switch away from .NET. And of course the people who already use C++ will continue to use C++ until the heat death of the universe. :-p On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:17 AM, plafond444 <[email protected]> wrote: > just curious... What's your view about win app development(win8) in 2-3 > years from now? Purely HTML? : ) > > --- In [email protected], Brad Wilson <dotnetguy@...> > wrote: > > > > It depends on how you define "dead". > > > > In terms of expecting innovation from Microsoft, it's dead. In terms of > > people writing apps with it, it's quite alive. > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Chris Sells <csells@...>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > WPF is not dead. At Telerik, we=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2re seeing a s= lump in SL but an > increase > > > in WPF.**** > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > > > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *serdar > > > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:25 PM > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Subject:* [OT] Hello again + Windows app development**** > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > Hi all, > > > I haven't been on these forums for several years and only came about > it by > > > accidentally signing into my yahoo mail! It's great to see that > > > win_tech_off_topic is still around and active (think this was created > back > > > in the DevelopMentor days, right?), anyway.. enough nostalgia or else > I may > > > have to get some Kleenex out :) > > > > > > Following on from Stoyan's recent post on a WPF Book I was a bit > surprised > > > to hear that WPF is essentially dead. If one were to write a Windows > app > > > targeting Windows 7 & Windows 8 today what framework would one choose= ? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Serdar**** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > --0016e6d643f2d9768904ce137191 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/htm= l4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <body style=3D"background-color: #fff;"> <span style=3D"display:none"> </span> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id=3D"ygrp-mlmsg" style=3D"position:relative;"> <div id=3D"ygrp-msg" style=3D"z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id=3D"ygrp-text" > =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p>I believe the Windows team wishes you'd switch to HTML, but I = doubt that in the short term people will switch away from .NET.<div><br></d= iv><div>And of course the people who already use C++ will continue to u= se C++ until the heat death of the universe. :-p</div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 9= , 2012 at 7:17 AM, plafond444 <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:plafo= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:= <br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left:1px #ccc solid;"= > just curious... What's your view about win app development(win8) in 2-3= years from now? =C2=A0Purely HTML? : )<br> <br> --- In <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">win_tech_off_t= [email protected]</a>, Brad Wilson <dotnetguy@...> wrote:<br> ><br> > It depends on how you define "dead".<br> ><br> > In terms of expecting innovation from Microsoft, it's dead. In ter= ms of<br> > people writing apps with it, it's quite alive.<br> ><br> ><br> > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Chris Sells <csells@...>wrote:<b= r> ><br> > ><br> > ><br> > > =C2=A0WPF is not dead. At Telerik, we=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2re s= eeing a slump in SL but an increase<br> > > in WPF.****<br> > ><br> > > ** **<br> > ><br> > > *From:* <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">win= [email protected]</a> [mailto:<br> > > <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">win_tech_of= [email protected]</a>] *On Behalf Of *serdar<br> > > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:25 PM<br> > > *To:* <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">win_t= [email protected]</a><br> > > *Subject:* [OT] Hello again + Windows app development****<br> > ><br> > > ** **<br> > ><br> > > =C2=A0 ****<br> > ><br> > > Hi all,<br> > > I haven't been on these forums for several years and only cam= e about it by<br> > > accidentally signing into my yahoo mail! It's great to see th= at<br> > > win_tech_off_topic is still around and active (think this was cre= ated back<br> > > in the DevelopMentor days, right?), anyway.. enough nostalgia or = else I may<br> > > have to get some Kleenex out :)<br> > ><br> > > Following on from Stoyan's recent post on a WPF Book I was a = bit surprised<br> > > to hear that WPF is essentially dead. If one were to write a Wind= ows app<br> > > targeting Windows 7 & Windows 8 today what framework would on= e choose?<br> > ><br> > > Cheers,<br> > > Serdar****<br> > ><br> > > ****<br> > ><br> > ><br> > ><br> > ><br> ><br> <br> <br> <br> ------------------------------------<br> <br> Yahoo! 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