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But they are essentially removing parts of the Windows API, that’s what the entire article is about. Wouldn’t it make more sense AND be a lot less work to simpl
by Aaargh20318 3y ago
But they are essentially removing parts of the Windows API, that’s what the entire article is about. Wouldn’t it make more sense AND be a lot less work to simply remove these APIs from the header files than to provide a stub implementation?
- plorkyeran 3y agoThere are no header files involved. The whole point of this is to support running existing programs without recompiling them for the new platform.
- Aaargh20318 3y agoWhat existing apps could you possibly want to run on a game console without at least a few modifications to make it suitable to run with the completely different control scheme and user expectations of a console. It seems like an enormous amount of effort for an extreme edge case. It’s this weird obsession Microsoft has with the flawed idea that you should be able to run anything on every device without modifications. It’s their unwillingness to acknowledge that different types of devices require different user experiences.