Survey Results

First Prev Next

Re: Managed Code

Zac Howland15-Sep-03 9:04

Zac Howland

15-Sep-03 9:04

When Sun shipped Solaris 9 that ran almost entirely on top of a Java base (which is 'managed code' in a way), only academic institutions bought it, and the users hated it.

It will be interesting to see what happens with Longhorn, since managed code usually equates to slower programs (free garbage collection is hardly ever 'free').

"If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week"

Re: Managed Code

Navin15-Sep-03 10:18

Navin

15-Sep-03 10:18

But see, this is Microsoft, will anyone really have a choice? Once their vendors start shipping PCs with Longhorn pre-installed, programmers will have to support it somehow.

If your nose runs and your feet smell, then you're built upside down.

Re: Managed Code

Zac Howland15-Sep-03 10:27

Zac Howland

15-Sep-03 10:27

Has your company started supported XP-specific APIs in its latest revisions? I know that mine hasn't (and won't for quite some time). Just because Microsoft puts something out there does not mean it will take over the market. Case in point: Microsoft ships Windows with Media Player already installed; however, 90% of everyone I know that listens to music on their computers still download WinAmp. They can influence the market, but that does not make them the market.

"If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week"

I almost...

J. Dunlap14-Sep-03 19:18

J. Dunlap

14-Sep-03 19:18

...voted CListCtrl, but I decided to answer sensibly instead. Wink | ;)

Anyway, I find that C# and XML are the most important, and both are equally important to my work. I use them in almost every project, web or desktop. Smile | :)

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

Re: I almost...

Joel Holdsworth15-Sep-03 1:08

Joel Holdsworth

15-Sep-03 1:08

Good work - I think the joke is somewhat worn out now !! Smile | :)

*¨¨`)
¸¸.·´ ¸.·*¨¨`)
(¸¸.·* ¸ .·*
¸¸.·*
(¸¸.~~> Joel Holdsworth.

C++

Nemanja Trifunovic14-Sep-03 18:33

Nemanja Trifunovic

14-Sep-03 18:33

I've tried C#, and while it is great for ASP.NET and small ad-hoc tools, for big projects C++ is still a must.

Re: C++

Patje14-Sep-03 20:44

Patje

14-Sep-03 20:44

I agree. Plain C++ (without managed extensions) will remain very important, at least for the back-end (no user interface) part of the application. That way, porting the back-end to other environments (Linux?) will still be possible.

Enjoy life, this is not a rehearsal !!!

My Articles:
- Implementing a Subject/Observer pattern with templates
- Different ways of writing class factories
- AutoRunner: a template class to automatically run start- and cleanup-code in code blocks
</

Re: C++

Navin15-Sep-03 3:18

Navin

15-Sep-03 3:18

You said it!

If your nose runs and your feet smell, then you're built upside down.

Last Visit: 31-Dec-99 18:00 Last Update: 9-Jun-24 20:36

Refresh

ᐊ Prev 1 2 3 4 567

Use Ctrl+Left/Right to switch messages, Ctrl+Up/Down to switch threads, Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right to switch pages.

Option	Votes	%
C++ (with or without Managed Extensions)	1,175	57.65
C#	1,110	54.47
VB.NET	269	13.20
XML (inc. XSLT, XSL, DTDs, XSD, XPath, XQuery, and SOAP)	775	38.03
Javascript / DHTML	156	7.65
Java	241	11.83
SQL	490	24.04
Perl	56	2.75
Other	68	3.34
Responses	2,038
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

What are the most important languages in the future of Windows Development? [Edit]