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Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030 (www.theregister.com)
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[โ€“] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

After focusing on backwards-compatibility for 40 years

Lack of, you mean.

[โ€“] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

Er, no. A Linux program from five years ago probably won't run on a current distro if it hasn't been maintained in four years. A Windows program released twenty years ago and never patched has pretty good odds of running on Win10 without even needing to touch the compatibility tab.