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kLeeIsDead
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It abnormally restricts my ability to write software.
interpol_p
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Does it abnormally restrict your ability to
write
software, or to
publish
software?
I imagine Windows doesn't do much to stand between you and writing your own code for personal use.
kLeeIsDead
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Both. I write middleware for games for fun, which is a kind of middle ground between game programming and systems programming. The Windows APIs are horrible compared to their Unix counterparts.
alkonaut
on Dec 12, 2016
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Care to explain? Oh you mean some APIs don't look the way you want, not that microsoft actively does something to stop you.
kLeeIsDead
on Dec 13, 2016
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I feel like they secretly are.
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