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I don't know much about Windows development, but an article in Ars Technica (link below) makes some interesting points about the parade of languages/systems that Windows developers have had to develop over the years.
http://arstechnica.com/mi
But what is the reaction in the actual development community? Wouldn't a move to standards like HTML5 and Javascript actually be a good thing in the long run, making Windows development less of a specialized field (.NET etc)?
