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I miss the news in this article. It's known for some time that the WPF team was rebuilt, and we've got some little improvements in recent .NET Framework releases, but it's already been a while since we heard from them (the last entry in the WPF blog dates back to October 29, one year ago).
Comparing UWP and WPF, I wish they would have backported some of the modern controls, like RelativePanel or SplitView, to WPF, and some of the new concepts like adaptive triggers or theme resources. And, yes, I guess I wish they updated the graphics stack of WPF from DX9 to DX11 (losing compatibility to XP/Vista, but who cares these days).
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Quote: Although WPF is fine for typical corporate desktop applications, I honestly can’t recommend it for mobile apps on tablet form factors such as the Surface. Getting a smooth touch experience on WPF is quite hard, while touch is elegantly handled in UWP apps. Even for WPF shops, I generally recommend that mobile apps for tablets be done in Windows 10 /UWP. Those devices come with Windows 10 installed, so compatibility with Windows 7 is generally a non-issue for mobile apps.
All of that might be true - I'll give the part about making WPF play nice on a touchscreen being a pain at least - but for applications that need to live outside the app store we don't have much choice because they can't be stuffed into an MSI for independent distribution.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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With Web Bluetooth, any Bluetooth Low Energy device—think smart lightbulbs, appliances, health monitors, door locks, and more—will be able to connect to the web through your browser. OK, who thought this was a good idea?
And how do we keep them away from everything?
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I think I'll start investing in antique stores selling mechanical door locks, dumb lightbulbs and appliances.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: mechanical door locks What's that, Grandpa? A door which cannot be opened with a smart phone? How can you open it at all?
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We won't need door locks. We wont need possessions other than a smart phone and a VR headset, and we can all live in one of those little pods as we can get all the space and possessions we need in our VR world, where we can live in our VR house and travel to our VR workplace without moving. We can walk our VR pets and well I guess we can't [or at leasts shouldn't aspire to have] have VR WC's.
God that's depressing.
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You forgot moving in with your VR wife and having VR kids. Ultimately, humanity will die off and save the planet.
JavaScript gives you a false sense of safety. It's like riding a bike with those little side wheels and then riding head first into a ravine.
Sander Rossel
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Well I do believe porn is the reason behind most technological 'advances'
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Bernhard Hiller wrote: How can you open it at all?
It's a riddle. "Speak, friend, and enter." What's the Elvish word for friend?
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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I was given one of those video doorbell by my in-laws, as they had upgraded to a newer model. I installed it and got it connected and all was well...until the first power outage and it was not able to reconnect to the wifi! Solution: remove the outside unit from the mounting bracket (2 special screws) to be able to press the button on the back and go through the steps to get it reconnected. Life used to be a lot simpler!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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That was well thought out - by Bastards Inc.
Cheers,
Mick
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It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
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Curious about the screen name. Musician?..or does the midi mean something else?
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Hobbyist musician. Had the handle now for 15+ years, and also own the domain.
Cheers,
Mick
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It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
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With C++11 we got the possibility to define our own suffixes. They can be applied to integer, floating point, character and string literals of any flavor. Literally the best new feature
Yet another way that you can make your C++ code look like "not C++" code.
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One of those features that is great when done right, but can be super confusing if not. I added custom suffixes in some recent code and then took them out when I found myself repeatedly looking at the header to remind myself what they were (they can be comparable to excessive abbreviations.)
For time, though, they are awesome: 1s or 100ms.
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Yeah, I was thinking of saying, "Please read the 'A word of caution' five times first" with this one. I see it being useful in some cases, but hella-confusing in most (like his string example at the bottom of the article).
TTFN - Kent
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That string example looks just fine to me, but relies on a couple of other features introduced. Compared to the alternative it replaces (listed above), it offers a damn sight more expressiveness without runtime cost - exactly what I expect from new C++ features.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Researchers Martin Abadi and David Andersen demonstrated that neural networks can devise a simple encryption technique using machine learning. Oh great. Now SkyNet can talk about us behind our backs.
Or in front, as it's encrypted.
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Yes, but can they invent their own decryption?
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a system that teaches people Morse code within four hours using a series of vibrations felt near the ear. So you'll be ready when the pony express shuts down
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That was a timely bit of research then.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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To make matters worse, there is no fix. "And look on death itself! up, up, and see the great doom's image!"
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Sounds a bit overwrought.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Dooooooom! DoooOOOooOOOOoOOm! We are all doooooooooooooo...ooo...mmmmmmmmed!
TTFN - Kent
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