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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Sale on Visual Studio from Bleeping Computer Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 22:36:59 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 29 Message-ID: <v2tp6b$32fa8$6@dont-email.me> References: <5n025jdfg7uinjejvp6p4isc4rbti2a1cl@4ax.com> <v2r0nb$2ggpj$2@dont-email.me> <tv125j1pnls1085f808u6ao4qto4ildugv@4ax.com> <v2r6ko$2hfmh$6@dont-email.me> <8o725jt6p9j0e5h269v7t0dhr9bdudrpp2@4ax.com> <v2r7f8$2hlvu$1@dont-email.me> <lbd3lcFnt7hU5@mid.individual.net> <v2rlmn$2nfaq$1@dont-email.me> <lbd9qrFot4dU3@mid.individual.net> <v2s1ae$2p23e$3@dont-email.me> <lbeutaF1lpiU2@mid.individual.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 00:36:59 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="451388443190dda9246e73da8c2a17d4"; logging-data="3226952"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19dag9U8JnZ0d1t46pYmlj/" User-Agent: Pan/0.158 (Avdiivka; ) Cancel-Lock: sha1:BGEgD4V+b+bvD8atjOg9iii2R6w= Bytes: 2348 On 25 May 2024 20:10:18 GMT, rbowman wrote: > On Sat, 25 May 2024 06:43:26 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > >> On 25 May 2024 05:04:28 GMT, rbowman wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 25 May 2024 03:25:11 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>> >>>> There is the question of why it had to be built on Electron, instead >>>> of using Microsoft’s own Dotnet framework--wasn’t that cross-platform >>>> enough? >>> >>> There are some attempts in the works but you can't build GUIs on Linux >>> with .NET. Even MAUI omits Linux. >>> >>> That's one area where the various choices bite Linux on the butt. >> >> Seems like it’s actually biting Dotnet on the bum. Microsoft clearly >> prioritizes Linux support over Dotnet. > > Not really. .NET Framework is mostly in bug fix mode but .NET is moving > right along. Too late for VS Code. > Avalonia might work. It follows the WPF xaml format. I've never played > with it. Yet another bit of wishful thinking about Microsoft ...