Windows Language.
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groucho

Original Poster:

12,134 posts

276 months

Friday 26th August 2005
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What computer language is Windows written in?

aldi

9,288 posts

267 months

Friday 26th August 2005
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I think mostly in C, some bits in C++.

ThatPhilBrettGuy

11,810 posts

270 months

Friday 26th August 2005
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C, C++ and some C# now. Probably still the odd bit of hand crafted assembler in there too (there was when I last looked).

zumbruk

7,848 posts

290 months

Friday 26th August 2005
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The very lowest layers in the HAL are likely in assembler. Everything else in 'C' or one of the ghastly "object orientated" carbuncles bolted onto the side of it.

aranell

868 posts

254 months

Friday 26th August 2005
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Heh, that's just brought back a random memory (it's a bit OT, sorry )

edit /70 explorer.exe

You can edit the text bits of Windows explorer through this - although I don't think I'd entirely recommend it OK....so it was amusing at the time (honest!) although I'm not sure the boss appreciated it at the time