Re:Should I choose Ada, SPARK, or Rust over C/C++? (2024)
by pjmlp on Monday October 06, 2025 @06:52AM
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Fun fact, that many are not aware, mostly because this is Windows 3.x knowledge and one needed the right source to learn about this.
There was a header only library on the Windows SDK that would wrap those HANDLEs into more specific types, that would still be compatible, while providing a more high level API to use them from C.
Unfortunely there is not much left on the Internet about it, but this article provides some insight,
There was a header only library on the Windows SDK that would wrap those HANDLEs into more specific types, that would still be compatible, while providing a more high level API to use them from C.
Unfortunely there is not much left on the Internet about it, but this article provides some insight,
https://www.codeguru.com/windows/using-message-crackers-in-t...
Naturally it was saner just to use TP/C++ alongside OWL, C++ with MFC back then, or VB.