Re: Thinking Clearly


"Brian Moelk" <bmoelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bob Dawson wrote:
"Brian Moelk" wrote
Yes, only if .NET code migration is important to you.

'Code migration' is a deceptive term, since migration generally implies
one-way. Cross-platform (win32/.NET) development will continue to be a
significant reality for some years.

I contend that "Cross-platform" is also deceptive. Certainly I agree
that cross-platform and multi-platform development will continue to be
important.

Cross-platform is more important when one is talking about Windows and
Linux, or Windows and OSX. These are things that make a difference in
deployment strategies, TCO, user interface, etc.

I'd encourage you to think more in terms of your code library than specific
applications.

While you may have no need for cross platform *applications*, you may want
to create different applications but use the same code.

Dan



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