sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoMicrosoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down15
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'www.tomshardware.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square88linkfedilink
minus-squareTh4tGuyII@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·12 days agoWith the way Microslop has been putting out code lately, I don’t think I’d actually want them to try replacing Win32 either. It works stably and soundly, and I can only imagine any replacement would be riddled with bugs.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoI do. More problems with Windows = less market share for Windows.
With the way Microslop has been putting out code lately, I don’t think I’d actually want them to try replacing Win32 either.
It works stably and soundly, and I can only imagine any replacement would be riddled with bugs.
I do. More problems with Windows = less market share for Windows.