Randy
Member
Posted 9 months ago
Howdy Mark! LTNS 
In the past you've talked about porting your software from Win32 to .NET and also maybe developing Mac software. Things seem to be rather slow on this site. I just noticed the copyright in the footer is three years ago. Have you moved on to greener (ornjer??) pastures? I
Mark
Administrator
Posted 9 months ago
Hey Randy!
It has been a long time, hasn't it?
Things have slowed down noticeably since I was a student (A full-time job and getting married seems to have interfered a bit. 
), but this site's still my baby!
Currently, I'm actively writing a .NET version of WAG. Development goes in chunks, but the main application model and UI is largely finished, and is already much faster than the existing version. Inspired a bit by Google Chrome's release strategy, I'm also thinking of moving to much shorter development cycles, so it may not have as many features as promised right away, but will be finished a lot faster. (Considering that, despite my best plans, I really only get to work during scattered weekends here and there, it's more motivating for me personally to not have quite so many bit features on my plate at once.)
I particularly like the Mac's built-in distribution network with the App Store, so it's still something I'd still really like to try, but Objective C and Cocoa is so different than .NET that it makes it difficult to keep ports in sync. As a quick learning exercise, I had started a really simple Battleship-style game; maybe I should spruce that up and release it for fun.
Thanks for the head's up about the footer! (Or should that be "thanks for the foot's up?") I can't believe that slipped by me for three years!
Randy
Member
Posted 9 months ago
Glad to hear it!
What news of Araneae?