[Mono-list] Windows forms

Charles Wiltgen lists@wiltgen.net
Tue, 09 Jul 2002 16:46:15 -0700


Brad Wilson wrote...

>> Well, the reality is that 99% of .NET apps will be Windows Forms apps.
> 
> I disagree. I believe the majority of first-release .NET apps will either be
> entirely server-side applications (probably leveraging ASP.net or Web
> Services), or a mix of client-side and server-side.

ASP.NET is a different story of course.

> I doubt we will ever get to the point where 99% of .NET code is Windows
> Forms (unless by "app" you really meant "client side application").

More specifically, I meant all non command-line, non-browser applications.
(I use client-side applications that use a browser for their UI.)

> Although we disagree on quantity, we agree on result. No Windows Forms = not
> many Windows people moving code to Linux.

Yeah.

-- Charles Wiltgen