[off-topic] Sony releases PS Vita SDK

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 21-04-2012 09:18, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Paulo Pinto"<pjmlp at progtools.org>  wrote in message
> news:pgxiucaflhldzhfmgipl at forum.dlang.org...
>> Just noticed that Microsoft is planning to start using C# for systems
>> programming as well
>>
>> https://careers.microsoft.com/jobdetails.aspx?jid=76831
>>
>> Who knows what they are planning to do...
>>
>
> Between that and turning JS into desktop language for Win8, isn't their plan
> obvious? They plan to increase bloat!
>
> The optimizations in Win7 were just an accidental result of an email glitch
> that blocked communication between the managers and developers. They aim to
> rectify that oversight as...efficiently...as possible: Hence, VM for systems
> work and JS for apps.
>
> The only reason they didn't go with JS as their new systems language is
> because that requires more work, so it's delayed until Win9.
>
> ....Either that or their HR drones screwed up the job posting, which based on
> my experience with HR people seems entirely plausible. They probably got
> confused by all the many, many "buttons" on their keyboards.
>
>

Er, that job posting did say "native *ahead-of-time*" compilers. I.e. no VM.

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- Alex