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IOKit C++ is running in the kernel, so it's not really related to any of the technologies you mentioned which are all userland-only.
by comex 2y ago
IOKit C++ is running in the kernel, so it's not really related to any of the technologies you mentioned which are all userland-only.
- dcrazy 2y agoBeing able to port your existing C++ driver to IOKit instead of rewriting it in Objective-C is a selling point. For some reason people a lot of people seem to dislike writing an Objective-C shell around their C++.
- larusso 2y agoYou may underestimate how many drivers had to be shipped and developed by external companies compared to today. For software / hardware companies that was a huge deal.