Re: Qualcomm cancels Windows dev kit PC

On Fri, 18 Oct 2024 05:33:31 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On 18 Oct 2024 05:14:49 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

.NET works on Arm but so far there is the same problem as .NET in Linux
-- no feasible way to port GUIs.

 
Ironic, isn’t it, that Microsoft, the world’s foremost proponent of a
GUI-
centric OS, can’t figure out the right way for its developers to
implement GUIs, after so many decades of trying.

It says a lot that VS Code which is used by about 70% of developers
according to StackOverflow is based on Electron.

MS hasn't broke new ground in decades. Dig deep enough into WinForms, that
they would dearly love to bury and can't, and you'll probably find Windows
API calls. They put lipstick on that pig with MFC. WPF is lipstick on the
DirectX pig that goes back to Windows 95.

The problem with being a widely used OS with thousands of 'must have'
applications is you wake up to find yourself in a straight jacket.

I read 'The Bound Man' ages ago.

https://tentoinfinity.com/2015/05/23/the-bound-man-by-ilse-aichinger/

I think it is from 1954 but it a cautionary tale for many software
projects. Learn new tricks to live within the limitations of the ropes and
sooner or later you dread being released from them.