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

[thedeemon]

On Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 19:15:59 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
> Now Build 2012 is happening and the new Windows Phone 8 
> features have been revealed.
>
> One of the most interesting is that .NET applications are 
> actually compiled to native code as well, before being made 
> available for download.
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2012/10/30/announcing-the-release-of-the-net-framework-for-windows-phone-8.aspx
>
> Assuming Microsoft eventually releases a native code compiler 
> for C# (better than NGEN), this will make D use harder in the 
> enterprise. :\
>
> --
> Paulo

I don't think they're going to. There are many reasons of keeping 
assemblies in easy to verify and operate bytecode, and ngen has 
been here for quite a while without much impact.