On Thursday, 1 November 2012 at 22:15:49 UTC, Nick Sabalausky
wrote:
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.
Great! :)
