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

Actually, Metro style apps CAN dynamically load and execute code. There are some restrictions; Metro and Desktop apps work a bit differently in key ways.

The mechanisms vary a bit, depending on the caller (LoadPackagedLibrary() Assembly.Load(), etc). One key difference between Metro and Desktop - Metro apps can only dynamically load what's in your app's package graph (your package and s) and system code (that could be otherwise loaded statically).

See my post for some more details http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/wingameswithdirectx/thread/d1ebe727-2d10-430e-96af-46964dda8225