Status update && hiatus
by Gert Van GoolIt has been another week. Health is better. So back on track (or an attempt)
I’ve been doing some reading and watching this week. I had some WPF(/e) articles that I still had to read, so that’s been keeping me occupied… I’ve also been watching some screencasts about WPF(/e), mostly where just demos with “simple” applications to learn the basics.
In the end I believe WPF/e is not as interesting as I believed. It’s more focused on browsers and “real” web applications, more or less like what Flash is doing. I’m however still looking for what will actually be used on Pocket PC/Smart phones. In the end we’ll have to wait for .NET CF 3.5 (which will be released together with Visual Studio “Ocras”) to see. In the January CTP of VS Orcas was a release include of .NET CF 3.5 (article). However, I’ve yet to see detailed info about WPF and .NET CF.
Sidenote: revolUXions is a nice videoblog/screencast about WPF and the designer tools (for non-programmers). On my del.icio.us I’ve been collecting some nice examples of WPF applications, I do believe I lost some since I remember I’ve seen way more…
This was my last update for the coming weeks, I have an exam on the 23th of March. That I have to pass since it is my last chance (well, not exactly but I do feel that way)
I hope that my promoters are reading my blog. And they understand my choice to first focus on my maths exam…
See you all March 24 for a fresh start!