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It started as a lick it and see test but has since been incorporated into my main app - a data analysis and fast counts tool. We have 40 million records each with 100s of variables and each variable can have 1000s of values. Using this tool the sales people can answer very complicated queries very quickly - a typical count will take 0.01 seconds.
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going over the network using any protocol / framework is going to be slow(er).
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun
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Oh man, don't say that. I'm about a day away from starting in on a Silverlight replacement to a current winforms app.
I hope this doesn't turn out that way, I figured doing everything async would *feel* faster at least. 
There is no failure only feedback
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We made our decision a while ago, given that we HAVE to use a service between the database and the client, new corporate policy, and we now need to support remote sites (we used to be purely internal to Singapore) I decided to move to Silverlight.
We don't have any high volume data entry requirements, mostly configuration and processing of stored procedures to manipulate volume data with a reasonably small user base per application I am pleased with Silverlight. The management is very pleased with the *shiny* we can get from SL.
There is a fairly, bloody huge, learning curve as you try and reset your thinking to xaml but once you have your framework in place development is not much slower than winforms.
B/c all users these days are used to web delivered UIs they are tolerant of the speed issues, I'd forgotten how fast winforms was, and we have not had a single complaint about the speed of the apps.
From listening to the general noise about win8 I don't think Metro will be a viable LOB platform in it's current form. I predict dramatic possibly fundamental changes before it become a valid platform.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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From the Windows 8 preview download page...
Notes about installing the Windows Developer Preview
You can't uninstall the Windows Developer Preview. To reinstall your previous operating system, you must have restore or installation media.
Gee thanks. That's ridonkulous. I guess I'm just bitter; I went for the 64-bit version of Win 7 so I can't install a VPC because it doesn't support 32-bit instances.
Still, I'm annoyed...
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Mel Padden wrote: I went for the 64-bit version of Win 7 so I can't install a VPC because it doesn't support 32-bit instances.
So why not install the 64-bit version?
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Of Windows 7? A whole nother licence?
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Mel Padden wrote: Of Windows 7? A whole nother licence?
Mel Padden wrote: I went for the 64-bit version of Win 7 so I can't install a VPC because it doesn't support 32-bit instances.
You're being thick... You already have Win7/64, but you can't host Win8/32. So do what leppie recommended, and install Win8/64 on the VPC!
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer wrote: You're being thick...
Thank you 
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Mel Padden wrote: I guess I'm just bitter
Yes you are. It's a free developer preview after all.
Try installing it on a VHD, thereby not needing a VM and it will also be using the H/W directly, unlike a VM. There was a post a few days ago regarding that from Pete or Nish, I don't remember exactly.
SG
Aham Brahmasmi!
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SimulationofSai wrote: Try installing it on a VHD, thereby not needing a VM and it will also be using
the H/W directly, unlike a VM.
I did that and it's running well. Other than being somewhat "sparse" (it is, after all, a developer preview), it's a joy to use. I just wish my notebook had a touchscreen.
SimulationofSai wrote: There was a post a few days ago regarding that from Pete or Nish
I think it was Nish.
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I had dinner with the maternal unit tonight, as she decided to stop by the casino for a couple of days. She likes poker, too, so we played a while. After I dropped $150 I decided poker wasn't my game tonight, and switched to Keno. Ten minutes (and $50) later, I hit 6 of 6 for $400, then got a dozen free bonus rounds that picked up another $30. That seemed like a good time to go back to Mom and the poker machines, where I promptly made another $100, then put it back. Exit, stage left... cash in pocket.
Will Rogers never met me.
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So... as you know, I went to Bryan Adams last night. The Bare Bones Tour.
It... was... FANTASTIC!! Just Bryan and his guitar, plus about 1/2 the songs he was accompanied by another fella (Garry Bright I think his name was) on the grand piano...
He interacted with the audience throughout, joking, taking requests etc, playing all the big hits and some personal favourites. Over two hours non-stop. No support act necessary.
Brilliant... go see him if you get the chance!!
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With which ear were you listening?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Well in his defense he was high on drugs
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CS2011 wrote:
Well in his defense he was high on drugs
Ummmm... help me make the leap to this statement...
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Both... my left one wasn't perfect, but had cleared up a bit...
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I saw Bryan Adams at a Tech-Ed in Amsterdam at the Amterdam Arena - to be fair he was quite good although there was lots of free beer available.
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Did he play it 'till his fingers bleed?
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As a Canadian I think I can speak for a large number of other Canadians when I say you can help yourself to keeping him down there for as long as you want. 
There is no failure only feedback
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Hi,
Microsoft upgrades their Operating Systems faster than that we can afford to upgrade our applications, None of the upgrades beyond XP has given us any benefits, and we want to get out of the rat race. Our clients use our software on dedicated terminals.Most use Stand Alone Terminals, but some are connected to a local (Peer to Peer) network, not attached to the Internet.
We are now looking at Linux as an alternative OS.
Our code is written using the MS VC5++ compiler, and using MFC42. All code is Dialog based, and transactions are implemented thru File Sharing
Does anyone have any experience in porting something like this (hopefully with the same MFC Binaries) to Linux.
Regards
Bram van Kampen
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This kind of stuff has a good chance to run fine under wine so you may not need to port.
John
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A direct MFC port would be impossible (outside of using Wine as was mentioned in this thread already). You might consider a re-write using something like QT (you may be able to reuse part of the non-UI code).
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: A direct MFC port would be impossible (outside of using Wine as was mentioned in
this thread already). You might consider a re-write using something like QT (you
may be able to reuse part of the non-UI code).
Hey, hey, hey! Shouldn't you be pushing the VCF barrow on behalf of our fellow Trugger member. My memory says it supported Linux as well as Windows.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I recommend Qt. It was pretty easy for me as a 10+ year MFC programmer to move all of my development to Qt.
John
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