The Cordova Slack at http://cordova.slack.com/ would be a good place to start.
-----Original Message----- From: Sergio Nader [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Deprecate cordova-wp8 Hello, I have several questions about the diferences and uses of wp8, windows (universal). I tried hard to find some objective readings about them, but could not found anything concise. Where is the right place to ask for orientation? Best regards, Sergio Sérgio Nader Skype: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=sergio.nader.br&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c0a002f245dd04fb98e7e08d300299415%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=u3mM56jO%2byqQI%2f216zKZNDa0LJv3BaN4n2EvzZ%2bvr6c%3d Tel: 55 11 9 9101 4590 https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.brasilisdigital.com.br&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c0a002f245dd04fb98e7e08d300299415%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=urBRhS2yfKIE1IbwQ3FRCedbtIm5RJIOG2hvp7PZRxc%3d Tecnologia & Inovação On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Jesse <[email protected]> wrote: > The deprecation window is a 'minimum' of 6 months. > Waiting 3 months to maybe wait 6 more months seems less efficient than > deprecating now and deciding in 6 months time if we want to move on it. > Deprecation is not the end, just the beginning of it. > > Also, we need to nudge people to move forwards, they are building on a > sdk that can only target wp 8.0 which was released 3 years ago. > If we value this group and want to continue supporting the platform > then we should bite the bullet and update it to at least support 8.1 > (Apr. 2014) but I think we are better off focusing on windows universal going > forward. > > > > @purplecabbage > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=risingj.com&data=01 > %7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c0a002f245dd04fb98e7e08d300299415%7c > 72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=bqFj%2fQbrkwxV1oreM2vw59FIo > %2bMCgXQzq1zJ8t4dSdE%3d > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Parashuram N <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I pinged the folks here on VS team to get an idea of number of > > people building for WP8. Looks like this is still a significant > > number (more > than > > 10%) and almost 2000 unique users building for WP8 per month. Can we > delay > > the deprecation for 3 more months to see if this number can go down ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jesse [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 11:06 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [DISCUSS] Deprecate cordova-wp8 > > > > We've talked about it for awhile, but never moved on it. cordova-wp8 > > has been a work horse that seen us through tough times but the sun > > is > setting. > > > > cordova-windows has been a viable alternative for some time now, and > > allows developers to target newer device features from wp8.1 and > > wp10 as well. > > Removing the responsibility of implementing changes in this now > > ancient code base will free many of us to focus on making the > > windows universal workflow better. > > > > I would like to see this wrapped up by the end of the year, which > > for me is the end of next week. > > > > Some suggestions of what needs to happen next : > > - display warning message in cli when devs type `cordova platform > > add > wp8` > > ( next cordova-lib/cli release ) > > - provide a plugin-dev migration guide outlining how to leverage > > existing C# code in a windows-universal application ( I will do this > > ) > > - update repos / documentation with polite wording to move on > > - close a bunch of wp8 related issues in jira with "won't fix' > > - put wp8 out to pasture > > > > What are your thoughts? > > > > > > Cheers, > > Jesse > > > > @purplecabbage > > > > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=risingj.com&data=01 > %7c01%7ctoddmosc%40microsoft.com%7c627f22cbc05040478d9808d2fb4bb85c%7c > 72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=baC3YZLF3cU%2fbC5ZYH7QvBtpy > YtxBhJhkQd57sERCC0%3d > > >
