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Re:MsQuic – QUIC Implementation from Microsoft by MrBuddyCasino on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @12:45AM (#23015463)
Isn’t the Windows kernel C++?
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Re:MsQuic – QUIC Implementation from Microsoft by Strom on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @04:27AM (#23016793)
The Windows kernel is mostly C, but also parts in assembly and C++. [1] It also helps to keep in mind that back in the late 80s, when development work on the NT kernel began, C++ was still the new kid on the block. NT kernel work began even before ANSI C was done.

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[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/4oruo1/windows_10_code...

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Re:MsQuic – QUIC Implementation from Microsoft by pjmlp on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @09:51AM (#23019162)
Just as historical note.

Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 was released in 1992 alongside MFC 1.0, which was a bit late to the race.

Microsoft was the latest C compiler vendor on the MS-DOS space to integrate a C++ compiler into their tooling.

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