Re: Was Windows coded in C/C++ completely?

kimiraikkonen wrote:

Hello,
Just wondering, which versions of Windows coded in C/C++ "completely"
or was coded particularly? Or which parts(APIs, interface, kernel...)
of Windows contains C++?

Windows is coded in C. It probably starts with 'void main'.

(That's an inside joke - 'void main' is not well-formed C, and MS flouts
this compliance issue.)

Much of Windows probably uses the C++ compiler settings. MS marketects claim
Windows is written in C++. If were, then its APIs would take objects
instead of handles.

Also i want to know which programming language is much efficent and
easy-to-organize/learn under Windows platform for me? C++ or Visual
Basic or other?

To do what? Most user-level coding (GUIs, desktop applications) should use a
soft language, such as Ruby. These apps don't need to do anything to the
kernel, and they should only access files and windows in stereotypical
ways.

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