The internet has made global marketing and distribution of products easier than ever and it has nurtured a market for new offerings like Flex and Silverlight that deliver cross-platform rich Internet applications. But against the colorful backdrop of a dynamic industry—a spotlight on managed and dynamic code and colorful new toys is cropping up every day for developers—let’s not forget the importance of tools that produce fast, lean applications that can be easily distributed and installed with as few dependencies as possible.
Native code remains the core foundation for desktop, client/server, and workstation application development. ISVs and Micro ISVs rely on native code to deliver high-performance packaged software, and the ubiquity of multicore architectures enables programmers with abilities in native languages like C++ and Delphi to drive application development in high-growth industries like healthcare, financial markets, and services and telecommunications.
