by Ryan Hendriks
15. June 2011 22:43
It is just too simple.
There is a little confusion out there about the road ahead for Microsoft development. I have posted before about the Silverlight vs. Windows vs. HTML5 issues. Microsoft Windows 8 looks more like HTML5 and Javascript everyday. Tiled Windows vs. Classic Windows. I am sure MS will still support all the Silverlight, WPF and ASP.NET gurus out there, but the IE9 Javascript engine is real good and MS are encouraging the dev crew to move to HTML5 and Javascript more and more each day.
The reason for the quick post is quite simple.
HTML, Javascript and one or two other bits bobs (cshtml, Web Matrix, MVC and Razor) are making things so simple. I had a little need to do some photo sharing. Web Matrix + Gallery App + Hosted Environment (IIS 7.5) = HTML5, CSS and Javascript compliant Gallery App in 10 mins flat. Simply epic! Tested on iPhone, Android, IE, Chrome, Firefox and it all literally worked first time.
Microsoft IIS 7.5 and the all new Web Platform Installer (3.0) are making the hosting and installation of the various products a breeze. The dev changes in the new .cshtml files are also just so smooth. Making Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 apps on a common platform should work out just fine. Don't fight the change just get into the groove. The web will love you for it.
I like the direction this technology is going in.
- Go to http://eclipse.rshsolutions.co.za
- Click Account
- Click Register
- Email address | Password | Confirm Password
- Create a Gallery
- Upload your pics (of the eclipse)
- Tag your pics if you like
- Enjoy.