Citrix has launched an application specifically aimed at Windows 10 S, and thus published in the Windows Store, which makes it possible to run Win32 software even if it's not available in the Store.
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(Score: 2) by Pino P on Saturday June 03 2017, @05:18PM (2 children)
Remote desktop to a VM won't work offline.
Microsoft has promoted Windows 10 S to the education market. But AP Computer Science classes rely on access to a compiler, and compilers explicitly do not run on Windows 10 S. In theory, a school district issuing Windows 10 laptops to high school students could use this to make a compiler available to students taking AP Computer Science. But this means students will need Internet access, and not all students' parents subscribe to Internet access at home. I guess students could stay after school, complete all homework, and leave late, but I doubt that it's convenient for working parents to pick up students from school, especially if they're doing without home Internet access to make ends meet.
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Saturday June 03 2017, @06:27PM (1 child)
There may be a model AP class somewhere in Silicon Valley that compiles code, but I'd like to actually see it. And it would of course be Visual Basic in Visual Studio. These days if kids get exposed to JavaScript it is above average, and I'd settle for em actually spending time with Scratch.
In fact I'd go so far as to say any school trying to get high school students using a compiler is probably doing it wrong unless they are so far advanced it is qualifying for college credits. Teach em concepts, teach em Python, don't bother with implementation details of a specific compiler toolset.
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Monday June 05 2017, @03:03PM
Seems like you are extremely confused about what an "AP class" is and what they're teaching in highschools these days. First of all, there's no "so far advanced it is qualifying for college credits" when you talk about AP classes -- because that is pretty much the definition of an AP class. "AP" doesn't just mean above grade level, it's a registered tradmark of the College Board which refers to a specific program of classes intended to provide college credit.
Secondly, these AP computer science classes MUST be taught in Java and therefore MUST use a compiler. There's no alternative if you want to call it "AP". Certainly not Visual Basic. There are multiple levels of AP computer science classes but the goals of the lowest level course includes:
- http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-computer-science-a-course-description.pdf [collegeboard.com]