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Wow, how times have changed! I say that because when C# was released, many Windows developers refused to use it and continued to only write Windows programs in
by bloblaw 5y ago
Wow, how times have changed!
I say that because when C# was released, many Windows developers refused to use it and continued to only write Windows programs in "native" languages like C++, VB6, and Delphi.
I must admit my own bias and state that I still prefer applications written in "native" code on Windows (C++ / Delphi) to C#. It's not really an issue worth arguing over these days (and hasn't been for years), but there it is. FWIW, all the SysInternals tools are C++
- pilif 5y agoVB6 didn’t produce native binaries
- BusTrainBus 5y agoYes it did.
- bloblaw 5y agoVB6 did support compiling "native" binaries by default, and not to p-code, as previous versions did. https://blog.decompiler-vb.net/the-truth-about-p-code/ https://blog.decompiler-vb.net/the-truth-about-p-code/
- userbinator 5y agoThe startup times are noticeably longer for anything non-native, and noticeable can turn into annoyance when it's an application you're unlikely to leave open all the time, like a registry editor.