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Microsoft did write their an OS in C# though, and who knows, it might rear it's head again someday.

• rbanffy 17y ago
  Microsoft's plan was to build most of Longhorn on managed code. For what was publicly said, it became clear that plan didn't work out, they had to scrap most of what was written up to then and start from more or less scratch. Vista was released late as a result, Jim Alchin retired and the same codebase lived on to become Windows 7. Lisp machines, I think, proved the concept that, if your CPU is clever enough, even the low-level code can retain a high-level of abstraction. Sadly, I have none to play with. Someday I intend to correct that.
• contextfree 17y ago
  They are still attempting to do this with Midori: https://careers.microsoft.com/JobDetails.aspx?jid=8160 https://careers.microsoft.com/JobDetails.aspx?jid=8160 "The Technical Strategy Incubation team is looking for a senior software architect to lead development of the Kernel for a novel operating system. Because this is an incubation, the candidate must have a high tolerance for uncertainty. Experience in startups is a plus. Our Kernel is a non-traditional design divided between a native C++ microKernel and additional managed C# operating system functionality which is injected into each independent hardware address space. The system uses lightweight isolation and capabilities as the basis for security, is built from the ground up for safe concurrency, and enforces unusual principles like "no unsafe shared memory." ..."
  • _delirium 17y ago
    You can currently download Singularity, which works but isn't polished enough or Windows-compatible; Midori's rumored to be a project to adapt Singularity into something that could become a future version of the Windows product (though there are also other rumors). http://singularity.codeplex.com/ http://singularity.codeplex.com/