On 11 May 2014 01:44, Paulo Pinto via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote: > Am 10.05.2014 15:37, schrieb Manu via Digitalmars-d: >> >> On 10 May 2014 19:43, Xavier Bigand via Digitalmars-d >> >> <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote: >>> >>> I don't know well WP8 models, but this one must run smoothly : >>> >>> http://www.nokia.com/fr-fr/mobiles/telephone-portable/lumia1320/fiche-technique/ >>> >>> Just like Android phones, the battery is huge : 3400mAh >>> It's the same for CPU : Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4, dual core 1,7 GHz >>> Only RAM seems reasonable : 1Go >>> >>> And it's maybe easier for Microsoft to do a GC with good performances >>> cause >>> they control everything on the OS. There is certainly some specifics >>> memory >>> management in the kernel related to the GC. When Google "just" put small >>> pieces together based on a linux kernel. >> >> >> They don't GC. MS are behind their C++/CX now, which introduced an ARC >> pointer type '^'. >> > > .NET Applications on Windows Phone 8 make use of both (GC and COM RC).
I don't know any gamedev's who use .NET on WP8. C++/CX was a good step forward, and addressed one of the primary inhibitors to developer adoption of WP7. I don't know a single developer who ever released a WP7 app. WP7 was a ghost town compared to iOS and Android in terms of developer support. Lots of people I know are happily supporting WP8 now thanks to C++/CX.