[OT] .NET is compiled to native code in Windows Phone 8

[H. S. Teoh]

On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 06:11:17PM -0400, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:43:10 +0100
> "Paulo Pinto" <pjmlp at progtools.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 23:20:15 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
[...]
> > > This compiler in the cloud things seems really scary. All my 
> > > apps will not work anymore if microsoft decide so ?
> > 
> > I really dislike this cloud trend. It seems that everyone wants 
> > to sell me software as a service somehow.
> > 
> >  From my lastest projects in the Fortune 500 world, I can tell 
> > everyone is jumping with both feets into cloud stuff.
> > 
> > For the lovers of software freedom this is scary. In a world of 
> > software as service and patent trolls, having the source code 
> > available seems to no longer be enough.
[...]

Exactly, so what if you have the full source code if you have no control
over the server and no control over your data?


> I feel exactly the same way. (Hell, that's one of the reasons I never
> liked web apps.)
[...]
> I think it's all happening because MBAs are in charge, and the one
> thing they know and like best is buzzwords. And "cloud" is the
> biggest buzzword right now.

Yeah no kidding, talk about castles in the air. :-P


> I really hate the word "cloud" anyway. All it is, is a stupid renaming
> of the words "Internet", "hosted" and "distributed", and which one it
> means is usually dependent on context. "Cloud" is my #1 least favorite
> word right ahead of "tween" (except when used for animation) and using
> "crazy" as an adverb.

It's another one of those overhyped bandwagons of questionable lasting
value, that people are jumping on left right and center just because
it's a buzzword. Nevermind the privacy issues, scalability issues,
software freedom issues, etc..


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