browniepoints

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The Case for Certification(azurecoding.net)
1 points by browniepoints 14y ago|0 comments
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Building The Future Part 1: Windows 8(azurecoding.net)
1 points by browniepoints 15y ago|0 comments
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by browniepoints 15y ago
Again, I wasn't targeting this at people still supporting XP and the like. Unlike WPF, I don't see Microsoft back-porting DirectUI especially not to XP. My article was targeted at the people up in arms about the death of Silverlight.
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by browniepoints 15y ago
Funny story, the original plan was to use Java as the premier .NET language. Then Sun got all litigious and ish. So MSFT made their own. They have the benefit of having full control of C# good thing too. Look at what Oracle is doing to Goog
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by browniepoints 15y ago
Very good point. But Microsoft has made a STRONG commitment to declarative UIs starting with WPF continuing with Silverlight. Windows Phone 7 was a total reboot of their mobile platform centered around Silverlight. There's no pussyfooting w
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by browniepoints 15y ago
There is indeed some speculation on my part...but it is based on diving into what is publicly available. There are threads where people have dissected the leaked builds and shown how to create apps using the same apis that you use today for
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by browniepoints 15y ago
First are the apps that are built in to the device. The Zune Media Player coupled with a Zunepass lets you download almost any song in the library directly to the device. I've been able to consistently name a song, look it up on the zune ma
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by browniepoints 15y ago
WP7 was just released last fall. 20000 apps have been developed in 7 months.
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by browniepoints 15y ago
I'm not sure if they'll call it Silverlight (although I think it would be smart if they did), but the skills used in developing Silverlight applications will translate directly to the new platform.
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by browniepoints 15y ago
Microsoft has over 20000 apps on the Windows Phone 7 market place...I don't know the exact mix between Silverlight vs. XNA (the two frameworks that you can target WP7 with) but I'd feel safe betting that at least 75 percent are Silverlight.
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by browniepoints 15y ago
I am in fact the author. I do understand the conservative approach toward adopting a new framework from Microsoft. However, as I pointed out in the post, Microsoft has been moving this way since Windows 95.
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by browniepoints 15y ago
Discusses why the speculation about the future of Windows Development is little more than pure hysterics.
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Silverlight: The Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated(azurecoding.net)
11 points by browniepoints 15y ago|23 comments
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by browniepoints 15y ago
Thanks to Robert for referencing it...I was hoping to spark some conversation though.