sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoMicrosoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down15
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'www.tomshardware.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square88linkfedilink
minus-squareHonytawk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·7 days agoGood code is good code no matter what age it was written in. Why change something because it is old when it works?
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoSure, but what does this have to do with the win32 API? (I’m jesting, but god it’s such a shit show to use)
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoIt’s great until you have to maintain it. Oh, wait, AI does that now, never mind.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoThis is literally just a “Windows bad” post.
Good code is good code no matter what age it was written in.
Why change something because it is old when it works?
Sure, but what does this have to do with the win32 API? (I’m jesting, but god it’s such a shit show to use)
It’s great until you have to maintain it.
Oh, wait, AI does that now, never mind.
This is literally just a “Windows bad” post.