Re: [Dev-C++] Windows Applications

[<Dan...@ao...>]

In a message dated 4/2/2002 1:19:51 PM Central Standard Time, 
jas...@bt... writes:

I would suggest that there is still value in learning Win32 and the related 
extensions to it. The
reason I say this is because .NET is currently only supported by Windows XP 
and 2000 AFAICT. Many
people today still prefer to stick with the older OS's. I have to say I'm 
more interested in what
Sun will come up with to rival .NET, as Java is supported on many OS's and 
Sun, unlike Microsoft,
doesn't have a vested interest in any particular OS and system.

My best advise would be wait and see what the future has to offer and hedge 
your bets, i.e. learn as
much as you can in any language/environment 

This summer Intel is planing to release it's new Itanium platform which is 
going to turn the world of networking around.

According to them, Intel, their new platform architecture will be six times 
as fast as Risk.

This means that there will be a whole new market for software including an OS 
which I feel Microsoft has covered already.

If things go the way as they have in the past eventually there will be a new 
platform for the desktop users.

Itanium is a 64 bit platform.

For more info about Itanium goto www.intel.com were you can get the 
information concerning this new platform better than I can provide.

Good Luck from,
Danny