Dynamic code execution on WinRT in Windows 8 (either C++ or .NET/C#)?

Question

Does WinRT under windows 8 metro allow you to dynamically load and execute code? For example, is it possible to download a dll into memory or to isolated storage and run cod

Answer 1

You question is a bit unclear... so some general pointers:

• .NET app using among other things WinRT (but NOT the new UI model!)
  In this case everything is possible that you today (perhaps not OLEDB) but Reflection etc.

• .NET app built for Metro UI
  AFAIK this is not possible (see http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2011/09/17/metro-net-framework-profile-windows-tailored.aspx and http://tirania.org/blog/) at least as long as you want to sell via Windows Store... outside of this scope (Windows Store) there might some tricks to circumvent that restriction as already demonstrated by some... but I wouldn't count on that... MAYBE you can use some JavaScript (eval etc.) to do something dynamic but I am not sure currently