Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by cm2187 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:16AM
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On C# not achieving popularity for desktop apps, I think the problem is rather the lack of new desktop apps rather than C#, all new development tends too be web based even for internal apps. The problem is still deployment. I think client side blazor has a potential for creating internal applications quickly with zero deployment required without havint to touch javascript.
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Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by alkonaut on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:18AM
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Yeah if you look at business facing apps I think between the apps that can be web (so they will) and the apps that can't be C# because of perf (games etc) you have a pretty small selection left. That doesn't mean C# has failed in that niche, far from it. But it's not a very visible niche because it's not what consumers use. The use case is bespoke LOB/PoS/Internal apps. Just like VB.
Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by cm2187 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:55AM
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I agree. But it's not a small segment. It's not very visible from the outside but the number of internal developers in large companies is huge. And it's a segment where they don't care so much about load time (intranet, no quick browsing) and where using the same language for front end and back end is appealing.