Re: Re[2]: [Dev-C++] Longhorn API

[Daniel G. <sp...@ho...>]

Hmmm that's a good point, but do the benefits of .Net outweigh the bad 
sides?

You want to write small fast Win32 apps, I think you're at the same junction 
as myself more or less, but remember this - many people, companies etc. are 
STILL using Windows 95, 3.1, DOS in some cases like garages, so there will 
be a marketplace for the apps too.

But I understand what you are saying, to someone just learning Win32 then 
hearing things like this about having to learn new technologies that make 
their just-learnt knowledge out of date it is disheartening.

I think what we need is Microsoft to simply say

"If you're a developer in language X you'll need to change to Y to be 
compatible with .NET and the future of Windows."

What I'm getting at is that there seems to be a lot of "little" information 
in my opinion and not enough plain english. Don't give me the technical 
stuff until I ask for it - HOW DOES .NET AFFECT ME TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE?

If that makes sense ;)

Daniel



>From: Zodiaq <zo...@ac...>
>Reply-To: Zodiaq <zo...@ac...>
>To: Dev...@li...
>Subject: Re[2]: [Dev-C++] Longhorn API
>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:40:11 +0100
>
>Hello Ioannis and all Dev-C++ users,
>
>Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 4:59:15 PM, Ioannis wrote as follows:
>
>IV> That's why i informed you. :) .NET consists of a virtual machine  (like
>IV> Java) and a complete API.
>[big cut]
>
>So:
>-virtual machine
>-assembler
>-garbage collector
>-fuck!
>
>All these stuff make programs run slower and take more RAM, this make
>me SO angry... I wanted to lern Win32 API to write as fast and as small
>programs as possible, now (if I want to be up-to-date) I have to learn
>this (IMO stupid) .NET, damn it...
>
>For end-uset switching to new OS means buying more RAM and new CPU to
>run some old (but rewritten) progs at the same speed... GREAT! ;-[
>
>--
>regards, Zodiaq
>
>
>
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