programming model

About this tag
The programming model tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about development frameworks and paradigms for Windows platforms. Content includes XNA, a .NET-based programming model for creating games and applications with pixel-level screen access on Windows Phone, desktop, and Xbox 360. Topics contrast XNA with Silverlight and highlight considerations for Windows Phone 7 game development. The tag focuses on practical aspects of using specific programming models for Windows and mobile development.

  1. Windows 7 Project Orleans: A Cloud Computing Framework

    Link Removed is a Link Removed project and managed (.NET) software framework for building client + cloud applications. As outlined in the recently released paper on the topic: Orleans defines an actor-like model of isolated grains that communicate through asynchronous messages and manage...
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  2. Windows 7 Using XNA for Developing Windows Phone Games

    When talking about developing applications for the new Windows Phone platform, we usually focus on Silverlight. There is, however, another programming model for developing Windows Phone applications, and that’s XNA—a special programming model based on .NET that is specifically designed for...
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    • application game development mobile gaming pdc10 pixel access programming model silverlight windows phone xbox 360 xna
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