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Backward compatibility is easier if the OS APIs are as terse and featureless as possible. Higher-level frameworks (VB, .NET, VCL, etc.) can then be distributed
by thought_alarm 8y ago
Backward compatibility is easier if the OS APIs are as terse and featureless as possible. Higher-level frameworks (VB, .NET, VCL, etc.) can then be distributed independent of OS releases with multiple versions installed simultaneously.
- pjmlp 8y agoThat is orthogonal to actually making OS APIs easier to deal with. Even with plain C there are ways to have higher-level usable frameworks.