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This. It's also when windows had win32 and C or MFC and C++. No ATL, no .net, no managed extensions, no WinRT. You could pick tech in no time at all to build s
by allegory 12y ago
This. It's also when windows had win32 and C or MFC and C++. No ATL, no .net, no managed extensions, no WinRT.
You could pick tech in no time at all to build something. Then devdiv went batshit and started spewing frameworks galore. Now we have runtime hell and not a soul knows where to start.
I occasionally use an NT4 VM and it makes me sad that such a clean OS has turned into a bloated pile of crap.