Thread: is windows programed with C or C++ ?!

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    is windows programed with C or C++ ?!

    in what windows OS`s programed !!

    some people say to me C and the other say C++ !!!

    i want a sure answer to this question ..

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    Yes. It is. Also Assembly. . . and probably others.

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    Mostley Java and Objective-C.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MSDN
    The single characteristic that sets the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library apart from other class libraries for Windows is the very close mapping to the Windows API written in the C language.
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    I think Assembly MUST be used to form the base of the OS (Basic I/O, including, but not limited to: Screen control, Keyboard input, mouse input, disc/disk access, etc.).

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    thanks for reply..
    so windows never been programmed using C++ ?!

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    yes i know that .. assembly is imortant in every OS`s Creation even SunOS..

    but my question is what windows programmed with(in high level) C or C++????!

    my friend that work in Microsoft Company say windows is programmed with C++ more than C
    is this true ?!

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    I doubt it. How I understand it:

    Hardware Interfacing: Assembly
    Kernel / API: C
    'Windows' / Shell: C++

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    Windows programmed in Java... oh it's so funny!!
    Last edited by maxorator; 11-30-2006 at 05:01 AM.
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    @maxorator;

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    He's making fun, yes, but it's still funny... why can't I laugh on jokes?
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    BichbuhcuzIsedso.

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    C++ code can easily expose a C API. Why is it so hard to believe that there is more C++ code in Windows than C code?

    All the advanced functionality - COM and everything that builds on it - many of the programs that come with it, they're all written in C++. C is probably only used for the innermost core. And Assembly, contrary to popular belief, is used only as a very, very thin layer of glue in most OSs.
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    I'm led to believe (not by this thread) that the kernel is mostly (all?) written in C while most (...all?) of the "standard applications" (notepad, explorer, WMP) are written in C++.
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    thanks guys for answering me ,,

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    I also think assembly must not be used that much. The drivers the OS relies on, though, would use mucho more assembly code, I think.

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