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shinogami is offline shinogami
2012-06-21 , 15:19
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#81
Originally Posted by Cue View Post
Based on the fact that the core has changed, if developers were expected to write for WP7.8 then there would be little reason to change it to a Windows 8 shared core. At this stage MS have confirmed native code support is NOT supported by WP7.8 so no you cannot write code in a language both WP7.8 and WP8 understand. Some (I expect a lot) will write native code for WP8 and WP7.8 will be sh*t out of luck. If you believe otherwise then good luck.
Again, the native code enables the use of the hardware enhancements, but to the vast majority of apps that is meaningless. Just because writing in native code is possible, doesn't mean that writing in shared code is not. If that was the case, then how come WP8 devices can run apps written for WP7.5? So, I guess our biggest disagreement is to what degree developers move on to writing their apps in the native code. You expect a lot, I expect that only apps that truly require the enhancements (like big games) will be written so. Either way, this doesn't affect me in any way. I'm planning to stay with my N9 for many years to come. All I want is PR 1.3 with bug fixes and that somebody capable of porting google skymap to MeeGo would do so..
Last edited by shinogami; 2012-06-21 at 15:29.