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FDs optin, memory too given the insane performance pitfalls architectural issues and pernicious security problems (think cloning a CSPRNGs internal state) and s
by stefan_ 2y ago
FDs optin, memory too given the insane performance pitfalls architectural issues and pernicious security problems (think cloning a CSPRNGs internal state) and suddenly you realize CreateProcessA was and always has been the superior API.
- adzm 2y ago> suddenly you realize CreateProcessA was and always has been the superior API Throw in IOCP and you realize that NT is a pretty solid, well-thought-out OS
- hyperman1 2y agoSpeaking as a linux addict from the 90s: The NT kernel was great. The windows GDI and USER were reasonable but a bit warty, and not fully up to date for current graphics works. COM as interoperability protocol was quite good. The windows UI from 95 to win2k was also great. Really apart from the lack of unix shell like automation and some serious security holes, this was a good system. Unfortunately, starting with XP, the end user was not Microsoft's center of attention anymore, and the OS gets worse every new version since.