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by arghwhat 445 days ago
Sure, win32 contains GUI bits, but modern apps do not use those GUI bits.

OpenGL and Vulkan ABIs are also stable on Linux, provided by mesa. The post is pretty focused on the simplicity of win32 though, which is what I'm refuting as being as relevant today for new apps.

> As long as they didn't pull a Hyrum's Law on you

It is guaranteed that they "pull a Hyrum's Law", the question is just what apparent behavior they relied on.

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> Sure, win32 contains GUI bits, but modern apps do not use those GUI bits.

Which is probably why so many "modern apps" look just like "modern" Web pages running on the desktop... i.e, why so many "modern apps" suck. They freaking should use those GUI bits.