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I'd say the success of the Steam Deck is a testament to the maturity of the Windows API[0]. Old enough and reliable enough that it is a better target for games
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
I'd say the success of the Steam Deck is a testament to the maturity of the Windows API[0]. Old enough and reliable enough that it is a better target for games on Linux than Linux Desktop's own shit show.
[0] and of course the efforts of the WINE project and proton.
- tristanbvk 4y agoYou're not wrong regarding Wine but that may be the ONLY good aspect of Windows on a technical note.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoThere's a lot of good aspects of Windows. The NT kernel is actually really good, the driver model is largely user mode, it had application-specific sound mixing, PowerShell is really good, etc. Don't succumb to fanboyism.
- tristanbvk 4y agoHaving a lot of user mode stuff does tickle my fancy, being someone who is very keen on microkernels (despite windows being a hybrid), I can appreciste some of their design choices.