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... but why? The MSVC backend has been falling far behind LLVM with every release. I understand they want uniformity but IMHO either they catch up or they switc
by qalmakka 2mo ago
... but why? The MSVC backend has been falling far behind LLVM with every release. I understand they want uniformity but IMHO either they catch up or they switch fully to LLVM, if they can
- pjmlp 2mo agoWindows ecosystem, and all those things MSVC backend can do and LLVM does not. For the same reason a Rust frontend is being developed for GCC.
- LtWorf 2mo agoWhat are these things?
- pjmlp 2mo agoTargeting XBox, Windows drivers in kernel mode, COM interop, structured exception handling, UWP sandboxing,
- LtWorf 2mo agoThanks, I wasn't aware. I'm surprised that COM is still a thing!
- pjmlp 2mo agoCOM is the main delivery mechanism for Windows APIs since Windows Vista. After the Longhorn reboot all the .NET based APIs were remade in COM, while WinRT introduced in Windows 8, adds a new base interface, replaces type libraries with .NET metadata, and requires an application identity.