I thought so, I don't think it's anything different to today, what the Windows team has learnt and taken is to mandate asynchronous calls for all Metro apps (A silverlight thing), sandbox and restrict file access, bring more friendly looking API's (A .NET thing). Correct me if I'm wrong, everything seems about the same, there's just more fixated rules around developing Metro/WinRT apps.
Having not had a chance to even see the keynote still, can anyone tell me if the WinRT API's are accessible from "legacy" .NET applications? Should be the same right? On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM, David Kean <david.k...@microsoft.com>wrote: > If you think that WinRT got rid of UI threads and message pumps, you’d be > wrong. :)**** > > ** ** > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:35 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* WinRT vs World+Dog**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:40 PM, David Kean <david.k...@microsoft.com> > wrote:**** > > Beside, I'm not sure why the entire .NET world should be considered > legacy/off-topic once Win8 releases. We are just about to release Windows > Phone 7.5, Silverlight 5 and just announced .NET Framework 4.5.**** > > ** ** > > The writing is on the wall. Win32 is beyond dated and chunks of .NET are > based on it. People who say "93" are being kind and probably have not looked > at how closely it matches Win16. I mean Ex, ExEx, Ex2 calls - I don't even > know if there were any software architects involved in the creation of > Win32. The knock on effect for .NET has been that the very-non-asynchronous > nature of Win32 has caused stuff like WPF to have behaviours where the UI > thread can block the render thread to stop story boards from running, etc. > Window handles and message pumps? Please - this is 2011.**** > > ** ** > > I, for one, welcome our new WinRT overlords and look forward to an > expedited demise of the rest of the API/UI kit confusion on the Windows > platform. Something had to give in light of the relative sanity of Cocoa/OSX > + CocoaTouch/OSX and the corresponding market success.**** > > ** ** > > I just wish they didn't add this HTML/JS stuff to Win8 - it makes little > sense.**** > > ** ** > > David.**** > > ** ** > > PS: Has anyone had a peak under the kimono to see if it really IS not based > on Win32? **** > > ** ** > > -- **** > > *David Connors* | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com**** > > Codify Pty Ltd > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 > 189 363 > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact**** >
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