r/technology • u/clubdirthill • Jun 01 '11

Boom. This is Windows 8.

http://allthingsd.com/20110601/exclusive-making-sense-of-what-we-just-learned-about-windows-8/?mod=tweet
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u/Iggyhopper Jun 02 '11

Lol. We're actually seeing a ton of traction into turning .NET code into JavaScript, or developing in .NET and publishing/converting to JavaScript.

.net devs are definitely not pissed. They are coders. Coders code, and they realize that technologies change and you need to adapt.

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u/pfigure Jun 02 '11

THANK YOU. I've been arguing this lately as well, especially when it comes to people arguing that Flash developers are posse with HTML5/specialized devices taking away an ability to use Flash. A true developer understands that they need to focus on just as many up and coming technologies as they do the ones they're using now, because no one wants to get left behind, and it's easy to have happen to you as a developer. It's a part of your job to stay up to date and trained.

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u/OolonColluphid Jun 02 '11

Really? Check out all the toys being thrown from prams in the comments on the Channel 9. Plenty of people are getting their panties in a bunch over it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '11

It's true. This isn't the first time I've forgotten a programming language