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Win32 is definitely not a lost art. It's more accessible than ever with modern code generation tools like cswin32. This inspiration to build things that look l
by bob1029 10mo ago
Win32 is definitely not a lost art. It's more accessible than ever with modern code generation tools like cswin32.
This inspiration to build things that look like this is what has been lost.
- self_awareness 10mo agoIf today's programmers need code generation tools to use what teenagers could use on their own back in the day, then it truly is a lost art.
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- anaisbetts 10mo agoThe code generator just recreates the C header files in C#, let's not be dramatic.
- z500 10mo agoIs it a lost art or does nobody do it more than they have to because it was always such bear?
- breakingcups 10mo agoThose aren't mutually exclusive
- self_awareness 10mo agoDefinitely a lost art. It's not all about WinAPI, it's about the approach. Today's approach is "let me use electron for GUI and python backend for my bitcoin monitoring app because it's convenient for me". This results in bundling 1 GB of code for a trivial project which is a pain to use. And the "legacy" approach is "let me use masm32 and winapi because it will be enough".