Re:I built a native Windows Todo app in pure C (278 KB, no f...
by cesarb on Sunday May 11, 2025 @08:35PM
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> I think Microsoft just went with the idea that C++ was an improved superset of C so should be used even for C-style code.
And as a consequence, for a long time their official C compiler was stuck on C89, while other platforms already had full C99 support and beyond. I believe their support for newer C standards has gotten better since then, but AFAIK they still don't have full C99 support.
And as a consequence, for a long time their official C compiler was stuck on C89, while other platforms already had full C99 support and beyond. I believe their support for newer C standards has gotten better since then, but AFAIK they still don't have full C99 support.