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COM and OpenGL haven't changed much in th elast several years, I'd say they're stable. 
And MFC - even while it was in development, you had an easy out - you could simply statically link your programs to it, for a not-too-huge size cost.
COM came with all versions of Windows, I believe. DCOM almost did - I think Windows 95 needed a special update, but all the others had it. DirectX had a niche in games, as it won't run on Windows NT. I have seen far more OpenGL apps (not talking about games) than DirectX ones, becuase OpenGL exists on far more platforms.
And believe me, MFC apps *DO* run miserably if you have the wrong MFC dll's on your system. 
So there will likely be a time when .NET is ubiquitious, but that time is not now.
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An interesting view but really shouldn't the developers be distributing the re-distributable on CDs with there product? To say that .NET isn't ready just because users don't have the framework on their machine is just plain laziness on the part of developers IMHO. As for your point about developers not writing the correct installer logic, maybe they won't be employed much longer as developers if they don't. I would only hope that any company that is releasing software to the masses would realize that they need to test there software and installation packages before they ship it. If they did they should catch any such installation problems.
Just my 2 cents.
Richard
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I voted yes but very much agree it depends on the context. dotnet is simply used over to wide a spectrum. ASP.net, at least department level creation of web services, and for client consumption of web services seams solid enough for mass usage. Other areas are open.
I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that can think of.
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I voted almost. For the simple reason that our code shall be obfuscated by default. We shouldn't have to obfuscate it everytime.
Well... Now... I think that .NET will be more and more web-based. I mean by that... that they're will be less and less desktop app and more and more of ASP.NET app.
What do you think ?
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hope not, asp.net sucks IMO. dont get me wrong I love C# and use it everyday, but it is almost there. its still a young platform. give it time, it will come around.
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Well.. I was more thinking about WinApp and WebApp, not the language.
I was meaning that there will be more and more of WebApp than WinApp.
By the way... ASP.NET can be used with any language.
Presently I code in C#
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I hope not! The WebApp concept is fine for a few applications but not for most general purpose ones like an Office Suite... Can you see someone using a Web based CAD or drawing application?
Thin clients are ok for simple things like data entry, but lack the power and are to slow for most applications.
There are to many examples of applications where the .NET framework can only ever be used as a wrapper layer...
MHO
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I think dotnet (well I am also referring to VS.net) is very slow. We have been working on 1.8 GHz machines with 512 MB ram and it is deadly slow, specially for debugging a desktop application and WinForms controls. I am a C++ programmer and just love application performance issue by nature. I never thought .net will make it (comparing to the huge effort Microsoft is doing) since its first beta, but I could be wrong. By the way, I dont like Java too.
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Worse, .NET apps eat memory like crazy. And unfortunately, you can't really tell your customers: memory is cheap these days - why don't you buy yourself a Gig or two of RAM?
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I think M$'s thinking is to make programs run bad on good machines so people will still have to buy new computers to get a speed advantage. I mean look at their OS's...every "improved" version was designed to only work on good computers of the time.
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IMHO No, because the masses don't have .NET is not a valid option, since the question is Is .NET ready for the masses and not Are the masses ready for .NET.
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You can't run .NET if you don't have the .NET framework on your machine. So why is that not a valid option?
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Navin wrote:
You can't run .NET if you don't have the .NET framework on your machine.
But in this case it's me (or at least my machine) who isn't ready.
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Ahem, ASP.NET, only the server needs the framework.
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Well, to *run* ASP.NET you surely do. But only web servers actually run ASP.NET. The rest just load up pages in browsers and don't know that it's .NET or whatever rendering the pages.
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Thats why I said only the server needs the framework.
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Did somebody use obfuscator products with success at the first time?!?
Alberto Bencivenni
www.devDept.com
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I'm lucky that my apps aren't mass-distributed, so I don't have to worry about obfuscating my source-code.
I wonder whether or not it is worth it. Are we not passed the stage where all the value is in the source-code and to a stage where it is the knowledge of the developers, the support we give our product, our expertise in solving problems that is more valuable to a company?
Michael
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And what is the value of being able to see the source of 90% of applications out there? The good stuff is patented, the rest is connector code we write everyday ourselves anyway.
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You would also have to consider any software where transactions are worth money - you don't want people being able to poke their nose into the details of that too easily.
Gavin Greig
"Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye."
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You make a good point Gavin. Hopefully though most financial software has it's core functionality on the server side behind thick security making reverse engineering difficult.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
"I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..."
Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Yep, it would be a bit bad if obfuscation was the only weapon in the arsenal. However, there are circumstances where it's not possible to rely on server-side security - the simplest and most widespread one I can think of would be shareware or other try-before-you-buy software, where the act of registering has a financial value.
We all know things like that are crackable if someone cares enough, but it's probably still worth using obfuscation to deter casual tinkering.
Gavin Greig
"Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye."
Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.
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I would hope so, too, althoguh interestingly enough, Microsoft itself has historically gone through great pains to protect its source code, but now invents .NET which makes it pretty simply to reverse-engineer, reflect, or whatever and effectively get the soruce code from .NET apps.
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I know that we are not the main stream, be making our source code available woudl do much more harm than good.
we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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To qualify, when I voted Yes I meant ASP.NET. I don't have much experience in desktop apps and so cannot comment on .NET for that (though we do some Windows Services and they are bloody brilliant in .NET compared to the hoops I had to jump in VB6).
It seems all these .NET polls need to be qualified alongs the lines of ASP.NET vs The Rest of .NET. Anyone who knocks ASP.NET needs a head check.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
South Africa
Christopher Duncan wrote:
"I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..."
Crikey! ain't life grand?
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