Aleman360

A lot of the Windows 10 UI is built with UWP XAML.

Source: I work on it.

IIRC the LAB color space was originally based off of empirical data from studies conducted on actual peoples' perception.

Eh, dealing with people is harder than dealing with code. Code does what it's told, has no emotions, is debuggable, doesn't need motivation, etc.

It's a command line where you don't have to be precise.

Theranos.

> Creators should get paid, yes, but that does not warrant the current farce in any way whatsoever.

That's a huge issue that you're just sweeping under the rug.

Behind all creative material is someone's time, which is the most valuable thing any of us have.

XAML was reimplemented in C++ and now renders with DirectComposition instead of Milcore. It's much faster now and far more capable.

You can also now use it with both native C++ and C# thanks to WinRT.

WinRT got rebranded to UWP.

WPF was XAML v1. Silverlight was XAML v2. UWP has XAML v3. Your skills are still applicable.

Yes. Windows Shell, Xbox, Office, Skype, HoloLens, etc. are all using UWP.

Actually, a lot of what you see in Windows 10 is running on top of UWP.

    Sandboxed security. 
    Easier install/uninstall.
    Backup/restore.
    Live tiles and notifications
    Downloadable from the Windows Store (which means it will show up in Cortana search results when searching for it, even if it's not installed)
    Ability to use excellent new WinRT API's
    Deep linking
    Share to other apps easily (e.g., post to Facebook)

etc.

Why? The Windows kernel has many advantages over Linux.

So does your phone camera if you train yourself to focus on subject and composition.

cough XAML cough

Fast enough to be used by the Windows Shell, Office, Edge, HoloLens, and Xbox.

> With Bash you get a wealth of tools because everything can handle text.

And no autocomplete.

Yea, unit tests for messy logic and algorithms.

Integration tests for complicated scenarios.

Extensive dogfooding for the UI.

Sounds like neck pain.

The US isn't based on majority rule. No one wants that.

Agreed. I want minimal technology at home. I deal with it enough all day at work.

I don't know, right now there's not a single mobile game I'd rather play over Rocket League, Stardew Valley, or Civ V.

Stardew Valley is such a refreshing game. It's the antithesis of freemium mobile crap, and I wish the otherwise talented mobile devs would focus on games like that.

The bridge toll alone going from Seattle to Redmond and back is ~$8\day.

The train is only ~$3 to go all the way to the airport.

I wish the train to the east side went across 520 instead of 90. Oh well.

Piece of paper.

lol at luxury cars lasting longer and saving you money over the long run. Rare cars with rare parts.

The big iPad Pro is a 13" laptop with a touch screen, it's just that the keyboard is detachable and it doesn't have a trackpad. The ergonomic issues are even worse since iOS doesn't support mouse and the screen angle isn't adjustable.

Not to mention that they had just finished talking about how green their electronics are, then go on to promoting e-waste.

It's good for a stylus, but it's still drawing on glowing glass with a piece of plastic.

Real life Black Mirror

NativeScript is targeting UWP, not Win32/WPF. The UWP API's are way better and C#, C++, and JavaScript are supported out-of-the-box. But if you go the JavaScript route, only HTML is officially supported for UI. You can get native-looking widgets using WinJS, but the XAML framework is the real deal. XAML sits directly on top of DirectComposition, so no DOM\Webview.