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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Open source vs Closed source... What makes Open Source tick.
From:       Michael Rex <me () rexi ! org>
Date:       2009-07-30 11:06:42
Message-ID: 200907301306.43539 () fuckup ! rexi ! org
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On Thursday 30 July 2009, Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:48:40 +0200, Michael Rex <me@rexi.org> wrote:
> > Oh yeah, raw Win32 API is crap, I totally second that. I just recently
>
> had
>
> > the "fun" of having to work with that API, and it's a nightmare. Then
> > again,
> > even Microsoft seems to know that, or why would they have created things
> > like
> > MFC (though it's crap, too, but this time it's crap in an object oriented
> >
> > way :/ ) or .NET (bad Java ripoff, but finally a convenient way to write
> > Windows apps).
>
> If you're going to make unsupportable blanket statements like that then I
> have to accuse you of trolling as well, not to mention not knowing what
> you're talking about.

Well, these are my opinions about the APIs after having to deal with them. So 
I'd say I do know what I am talking about. Why do you think these statements 
are unsupportable? Of course, whether an API is good or bad is also a matter 
of personal taste. Then again, I haven't met anyone who said the Win32 API 
was good... ;)

I don't want to troll or flame, these are simply my opinions, resulting from 
my experience with different APIs. When compared to others, Windows' APIs 
don't look to good.

Regards,
Michael
 
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