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New App Allows Win32 Software to Run on Windows 10 S

posted by on Saturday June 03 2017, @05:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-can't-escape-your-legacy dept.

butthurt writes:

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.

Source: Softpedia

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  • (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Monday June 05 2017, @03:03PM

    by urza9814 (3954) on Monday June 05 2017, @03:03PM (#520771) Journal

    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.

    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:

    Students should be able to:
    • design, implement, and analyze solutions to problems.
    • use and implement commonly used algorithms.
    • use standard data structures.
    • develop and select appropriate algorithms and data structures to solve new problems.
    • write solutions fluently in an object-oriented paradigm.
    • write, run, test, and debug solutions in the Java programming language, utilizing standard Java library classes and interfaces from the AP Java subset.
    • read and understand programs consisting of several classes and interacting objects.
    • read and understand a description of the design and development process leading to such a program. (Examples of such solutions can be found in the AP Computer Science Labs.)
    • understand the ethical and social implications of computer use.

      - http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-computer-science-a-course-description.pdf [collegeboard.com]

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