Good. But I'll be really amazed to see how we can link Microsoft Blend to Visual Studio and be able to build cool, interactive applications.
Now, any dotNet developer with some reading can build his next Windows Phone application
Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
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Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think it's an open source thing. I'm not an open source fanboy, but I recoil in horror when I see a website using silverlight, and windows on a mobile phone just seems like a terrible idea. Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider Windows 7, Silverlight etc to be hacker news. It's just spam.
Pretty sure labelling this spam specifically because you don't like the platform leans more towards open source fanboy than you might think ... would it still be "spam" if it was about building a twitter app on Android?
I don't care if it's open source or not, I care if it works and is well designed.
Silverlight is neither of those things as far as I've seen.
It's worrying some people consider microsoft a credible source of technology and innovation.
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pretty sure labelling this spam specifically because you don't like the platform leans more towards open source fanboy than you might think ... would it still be "spam" if it was about building a twitter app on Android?
I don't care if it's open source or not, I care if it works and is well designed. Silverlight is neither of those things as far as I've seen. It's worrying some people consider microsoft a credible source of technology and innovation.
They are credible because of the penetration of the brand Windows throughout the world. People will buy win7 phones because 95% of the world are not developers and do not live their lives by technological zealotry, therefore there is a market for a hacker to make a profitable entry into that market should they chose to.
Whether it fits or not with your idea of how the world should work or what the population "should" be doing is neither here nor there. Narrowing the boundaries of where discussion can go is not an endearing feature of any community.
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
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#15The only words in the title that didn't make me want to puke are "Building", "a", "Application", and "using". I think I need to come to terms with the fact that I am becoming an open source bigot.
I don't think it's an open source thing. I'm not an open source fanboy, but I recoil in horror when I see a website using silverlight, and windows on a mobile phone just seems like a terrible idea. Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider Windows 7, Silverlight etc to be hacker news. It's just spam.
Could you develop why you "recoil in horror" when you see a website using Silverlight (apart from "Micro$oft suxx)? I'm building one right now so I'm interested in any insight you have.
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#16Drag'n Drop in a MS demo, who would have thunk it?
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#17Good. But I'll be really amazed to see how we can link Microsoft Blend to Visual Studio and be able to build cool, interactive applications. Now, any dotNet developer with some reading can build his next Windows Phone application
Think of it as every .NET developer, however competent, can build his next Windows Phone application.
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think it's an open source thing. I'm not an open source fanboy, but I recoil in horror when I see a website using silverlight, and windows on a mobile phone just seems like a terrible idea. Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider Windows 7, Silverlight etc to be hacker news. It's just spam.
Could you develop why you "recoil in horror" when you see a website using Silverlight (apart from "Micro$oft suxx)? I'm building one right now so I'm interested in any insight you have.
For me it's because it won't run on my computer unless I install the Moonlight plug-in.
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't care if it's open source or not, I care if it works and is well designed. Silverlight is neither of those things as far as I've seen. It's worrying some people consider microsoft a credible source of technology and innovation.
They are credible because of the penetration of the brand Windows throughout the world. People will buy win7 phones because 95% of the world are not developers and do not live their lives by technological zealotry, therefore there is a market for a hacker to make a profitable entry into that market should they chose to. Whether it fits or not with your idea of how the world should work or what the population "should"…
If quality equated market share, herpes would be a good thing.
Re: Building a Windows Phone 7 Twitter Application using Silverlight
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't care if it's open source or not, I care if it works and is well designed. Silverlight is neither of those things as far as I've seen. It's worrying some people consider microsoft a credible source of technology and innovation.
They are credible because of the penetration of the brand Windows throughout the world. People will buy win7 phones because 95% of the world are not developers and do not live their lives by technological zealotry, therefore there is a market for a hacker to make a profitable entry into that market should they chose to. Whether it fits or not with your idea of how the world should work or what the population "should"…
Come on. Who has a windows phone :/ They've been trying to get some market pickup on phones for years without any success.