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@davewill: It's like we really don't actually know very much... This type of science is equal parts math and fantasy. Not saying the author is wrong. Just saying we have no way to determine if the idea is actually real. Don't get me wrong, we must try to understand what's going on around us. Sometimes I just think we take scientific speculation to mean more than just that.

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Doug's great!

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@felix9: Good boy.

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3 hours ago, Sven Groot wrote

@Charles: But speculation is fun...

Indeed it is. Just don't take it too seriously (it's fun...)
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I'd encourage you to not speculate on incomplete technical information in a job description or at least don't base conclusions on partial data...

Wait for the folks who know what they're talking about to talk about what's really going on  when they have something complete to share.

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Glad you noticed the post, felix And extra glad you didn't draw conclusions from it, but rather took the message at face value. Good boy...

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UEFI has been supported since Vista SP1...

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@cbae: Well, yes, it's hard to build large applications with modularized components in JS... That said, that has little to do with building a Windows 8 Metro style app in HTML5 (HTML, JS, CSS3, etc...). JS is rife with libraries that you can use in a Metro app (like jQuery for the most obvious example). Building apps should not be defined by the need to build structured code architectures, just as you don't have to write statically typed OO to write a Metro app.

You're missing the point. If you are an HTML developer, then you already know the idiosyncracies of the tools you use (so, HTML, JS and CSS). You're not forced into making your JS Metro application look like a .NET application. Where are you getting these ideas from?

If you're not an HTML developer or proficient in JS, then why are you worrying about this stuff? Use what you know. Most importantly... Build an app! Give the plaform a spin. Come on.

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@cbae: The point of supporting multiple - and very different - programming paradigms is so that huge numbers of developers DON'T need to learn new languages/tools to build Windows apps.... I'm not sure how or why this isn't getting across.

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@wastingtimewithforums: That wouldn't work. Can you imagine the noise? This place is intended for free-form conversation about software or computing or, well, whatever (as it turns out and that's fine in the Coffeehouse). If you want to provide specific product feedback, then do so in the right place (if it exists... If not, then here and we'll FW as appropriate - which we do, by the way...).

For specific Windows 8 feedback, the b8 blog or Windows MSDN forums are the right places. You'll get your feedback read by Windows team members who are tasked with monitoring such places.

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