On: Cisco to lay off about 14,000 employees

[cm2187]

But 8y ago WCF was marketed by Microsoft as the future of web services. It was clear to me from the outset that it was a mightmare to configure and unecessary complex. Now I think it is the generally accepted view. But if we have to wait 8 years for each new technology...

[72deluxe → cm2187]

8 years for each new technology indeed....

MFC anyone?

With the push to Universal Apps (that nobody appears to be heeding), what is Microsoft's recommended toolkit for C++ in Windows now eh?

Here we are with > 2 million lines of C++, entirely MFC and COM.