On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 18:11:17 -0400 Nick Sabalausky <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:43:10 +0100 > "Paulo Pinto" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 23:20:15 UTC, deadalnix wrote: > > > Le 30/10/2012 20:15, Paulo Pinto a écrit : > > >> Now Build 2012 is happening and the new Windows Phone 8 > > >> features have > > >> been revealed. > > >> > > >> One of the most interesting is that .NET applications are > > >> actually > > >> compiled to native code as well, before being made available > > >> for download. > > >> > > >> http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2012/10/30/announcing-the-release-of-the-net-framework-for-windows-phone-8.aspx > > >> > > >> > > >> Assuming Microsoft eventually releases a native code compiler > > >> for C# > > >> (better than NGEN), this will make D use harder in the > > >> enterprise. :\ > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Paulo > > > > > > This compiler in the cloud things seems really scary. All my > > > apps will not work anymore if microsoft decide so ? > > > > I really dislike this cloud trend. It seems that everyone wants > > to sell me software as a service somehow. > > > > From my lastest projects in the Fortune 500 world, I can tell > > everyone is jumping with both feets into cloud stuff. > > > > For the lovers of software freedom this is scary. In a world of > > software as service and patent trolls, having the source code > > available seems to no longer be enough. > > > > I feel exactly the same way. (Hell, that's one of the reasons I never > liked web apps.) > > A few months ago, I was looking into cross-platform 2D mobile game > frameworks and it came down to Corona vs Marmalade. One of the big > reasons we went with Marmalade was because Corona was 100% compiled on > *their* servers, which lead to various uncomfortable consequences. > > I think it's all happening because MBAs are in charge, and the one > thing they know and like best is buzzwords. And "cloud" is the > biggest buzzword right now. > > I really hate the word "cloud" anyway. All it is, is a stupid renaming > of the words "Internet", "hosted" and "distributed", and which one it > means is usually dependent on context. "Cloud" is my #1 least favorite > word right ahead of "tween" (except when used for animation) and using > "crazy" as an adverb. > Speaking of all this: http://dilbert.com/2012-10-21/ That summarizes it perfectly.
