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A generation ago, many (most?) apps were C++ for Win32. That means wndprocs, LPARAM, pointer casts everywhere. No STL, buggy templates. Dialog resources, manua
by mappu 9y ago
A generation ago, many (most?) apps were C++ for Win32.
That means wndprocs, LPARAM, pointer casts everywhere. No STL, buggy templates. Dialog resources, manual layout of controls. Build the app for both * A and * W, ship unicows for win95 support. Crashes on machines without IE4.
A lot of that was just incidental complexity and is covered up now.
- ghayes 9y agoPlus, it's really nice having a REPL.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoA generation ago, many (most?) apps were C++ for Win32. I think there was far more VB being written than C++, at least at the sites I visited.