Re:RyuJIT: The next-generation JIT compiler for .NET
by jmcqk6 on Monday September 30, 2013 @11:25PM
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WinRT was definitely a screw-up, but at this point I don't see it really effecting developers that much. WinRT has pretty much failed as a platform. At this point, is it even worth developer time to deliver an app to that platform?
If you're talking about apps in the windows app store (so-called metro-style apps or whatever the current name is), then you're right that it meant throwing out a lot of code, but it's not true that all existing .NET code was excluded. It took some rejiggering. But once again, that's only if you want to deliver via the app store.
Re:RyuJIT: The next-generation JIT compiler for .NET
by efdee on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @03:29AM
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I think you might be confusing WinRT with the Surface RT tablets. They have relatively little to do with eachother. For example, the "metro-style apps" you mention are WinRT just as well.
If you're talking about apps in the windows app store (so-called metro-style apps or whatever the current name is), then you're right that it meant throwing out a lot of code, but it's not true that all existing .NET code was excluded. It took some rejiggering. But once again, that's only if you want to deliver via the app store.