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regarding VS packages and extensions, are there new extension points in VS11?

5 hours ago, wkempf wrote

@LarryLarsen: I think you misunderstood me. I didn't say you shouldn't have to uninstall apps. I understand the need for OEMs to install this crapware. However, I shouldn't have to be an expert and spend significant effort to uninstall the apps. Add/remove programs should "just work". Microsoft shouldn't provide the Windows logo for machines that install crapware that can't be easily removed this way.

I agree with this completely.  I was thinking during the broadcast that there sure are important ways that Microsoft could improve Windows. The tip that people reboot after each app is removed could be negated if Windows could better deactivate running applications.

I am interested in hearing more about how the data structures Anders was describing work.

I don't follow how having a feature in C# where an event is signalled or a method is called when a property is changed would tie the language to the windows platform.

It would help me if the language had a "factory" facility. Where you have a hierarchical structure of abstract base classes and derived classes. I write a static method in each derived class that is used to determine if the derived class is the one to be newed up from the input. And then a 2nd static method that actually news up the object.  The hassle comes in having to write the code that iterates thru the collection of classes, calling the static "Is this the class to new up" method. And then calling the static "create yourself" method.  I use reflection  for this. Which is OK. But a language feature would be nice.

Will we ever be able to do away with the UI thread? Or at least change C# to simplify the work of marshalling onto the UI thread.

I am so worried that azure is going to stifle innovation by Microsoft in the windows OS space. A network of PCs and servers should have more and more of a cloud like configuration and look and feel. Networks of PC should be able to connect to each other over the web with minimal setup effort. A windows PC should be able to connect to the network/cloud and, starting from a stub of an OS, load and access all the apps available from the cloud/network. SQL server databases should be easy to connect to in the network/cloud. There should be automatic replication of databases and file shares. I worry that Microsoft will not allow Windows to compete with Azure in its desire to maximize revenue from pay per use Azure.

I think the BOD should also be reponsible for reviewing why Microsoft has fallen so far behind Apple, Facebook and Google in the last 5 years.

I was not clear on my dependancy property question. I would find it useful if I could define a method be called whenever a property in an object is changed. Expanding that feature to its logical conclusion, signal an "event handler" whenever a method of an object is called.

some things I don't understand about Javascript.

Why no interfaces? Why does WPF and sivlerlight not have javascript? Why is javascript not a .NET language?