sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square88fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down15
arrow-up1268arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down1·2 months agoI have less of a problem with this than the “constant update” model all software companies seem to subscribe to these days. We don’t need new features, we need bug fixes.
minus-squareglitch1985@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoIsstill can’t figure out why discord has a new update every other day. I’ve never seen software this needy before.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoWell it’s just s different approach in how you deliver updates. Update as you go or save up updates and publish once a month like ms
minus-squareOisteink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoIt’s the forced online login that wercks it. I now suggest linux. We’d use a lot more windows if it wasnt so locked up in marketing
I have less of a problem with this than the “constant update” model all software companies seem to subscribe to these days. We don’t need new features, we need bug fixes.
Isstill can’t figure out why discord has a new update every other day. I’ve never seen software this needy before.
Well it’s just s different approach in how you deliver updates. Update as you go or save up updates and publish once a month like ms
It’s the forced online login that wercks it. I now suggest linux.
We’d use a lot more windows if it wasnt so locked up in marketing