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I'll give you a technical reason: the Windows API isn't POSIX. Furthermore, it's a monstrosity compared to POSIX. If you've never felt this pain then be glad y

by notfed 4y ago

I'll give you a technical reason: the Windows API isn't POSIX. Furthermore, it's a monstrosity compared to POSIX. If you've never felt this pain then be glad you've missed out on the multi-decade cross-platform low level programming nightmare. Modern stacks abstract all this away, and the youngins don't know what all the fuss was about.

zac23or 4y ago
>I'll give you a technical reason: the Windows API isn't POSIX Is not POSIX is a technical reason? I have more problems between Linux distributions than between Linux/Windows when it comes to programming. > If you've never felt this pain, be glad you missed the multi-decade low-level cross-platform programming nightmare. I started my professional career in 1999. I understand and worked at the time of cross-platform hell.