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Re:Open source CAD for Windows 2000 (SolveSpace) by Multicomp on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @09:41PM (#47609049)
I still tell myself if I going to vibecode a windows app, it will be native and suport 2000 and be a completely static linked executive. Petzold style programming may require memory unsafe legacy languages, but boy does the resulting small fast program with accelerafor keys and native themeable controls make me comfortable.

Im still bummed the web won the UI wars.

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Re:Open source CAD for Windows 2000 (SolveSpace) by ruevs on Thursday April 02, 2026 @02:12AM (#47610567)
Someone at Microsoft thinks the same ;-)

https://github.com/microsoft/edit

If you have Windows 11 it comes with this new (open source) `edit` written in Rust - open a command prompt and type `edit`.

This is somewhat amusing, considering all the bloat that it comes with otherwise. Even `notepad` has become rather... feature full... it has tabs, spell checking and AI...

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