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by cfn 5116 days ago
I understand that Microsoft does not want to perpetuate Windows XP support but, for this single reason, I will not be able to upgrade to VS 2012. This means missing on the latest c++ features and also means maintaining two developement trees if I decide to develop a WinRt version.
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mkup 5116 days ago
Latest C++ features are in MinGW and clang! And latest C features (C99) are there too.
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cfn 5111 days ago
Yes but my main project is all on VS' toolchain and I would guess there are many others like me. Good to know that here are alternatives though.
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leeohsheeus 5116 days ago
To be fair, you'd need two development trees for WinRT anyway - the namespaces are different, for one thing, and the UIs are of course radically different and incompatible.
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