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  • Windows 8 development - Disappointment?

    From Nightfox to All on Mon Jun 13 13:13:29 2011
    Today I found this article saying that Microsoft plans to have HTML5 and JavaScript as the main development languages for Windows 8: http://bit.ly/jCLvum
    If that's true, I'm a bit disappointed.. I imagine Windows 8 will still be able to run current Windows apps, but I think HTML5 and JavaScript would make it more difficult and time-consuming to develop software; I don't think HTML5 and JavaScript are as robust as other languages (C#, C++, etc., etc.), and the tools available for developing with HTML5 and JavaScript aren't as good as
    with other languages.

    Nightfox
  • From Jon Justvig to Nightfox on Tue Aug 23 00:14:10 2011
    Re: Windows 8 development - Disappointment?
    By: Nightfox to All on Mon Jun 13 2011 13:13:29

    Today I found this article saying that Microsoft plans to have HTML5 and JavaScript as the main development languages for Windows 8:

    When is Windows 8 expected to be released?
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  • From Nightfox to Jon Justvig on Sun Sep 4 08:59:51 2011
    Re: Windows 8 development - Disappointment?
    By: Jon Justvig to Nightfox on Tue Aug 23 2011 00:14:10

    When is Windows 8 expected to be released?

    Next year, I believe.