The weakness is that a bug in the CLR will affect all languages that use that functionality, you lose bug compartmentalisation and damage limitation.
That's a two way street. The bug only has to be fixed once, and it's fixed for everybody. Considering Microsoft's track record, the fewer APIs they have to write, the better.;)
That's a two way street. The bug only has to be fixed once, and it's fixed for everybody. Considering Microsoft's track record, the fewer APIs they have to write, the better. ;)
Wonder how accurate this is.
Maybe it's time to cook up a portable OGG player.
"Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
;)
I don't think so.