[off-topic] Sony releases PS Vita SDK

Nick Sabalausky SeeWebsiteToContactMe at semitwist.com
Sat Apr 21 04:40:41 PDT 2012


"Alex Rønne Petersen" <xtzgzorex at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:jmtolu$1e25$1 at digitalmars.com...
> 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.
>

Meh, so much for my stupid joke then... :(




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