what language is Microsoft?

Post by **bad_brain** » 03 Oct 2008, 09:50

well, nowadays MS is surely not using Java for its OS anymore.....MS and Sun (developer of Java) worked closely together once, but after some trouble (don't remember what it was about, money and copyright issues most likely, that happened +10 years ago already I guess) MS kicked Sun out....so they are not really good friends anymore...^^
here's just one little episode of their "good friendship": http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-855696.html

Still_Learning · Post by **Still_Learning** » 03 Oct 2008, 12:36

i think i remember seeing a torrent called "Windows XP source code" somewhere but never downloaded it or checked it out, if anyone has the XP source code, i would apriciate the share =)

but yeah check torrent sites for "Windows source code" and that should tell you everything

Post by **bad_brain** » 03 Oct 2008, 15:28

I doubt the full XP source code is available somewhere. parts of the Win2000 source code was "stolen" once, but imo that was just a trick from MS to make people buy XP....because for some strange reason only code that contained no sensitive data was "stolen" and published on the internet.

Post by **DNR** » 04 Oct 2008, 10:12

I still believe the closes answer is on MS's own site

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows ... 37802.aspx

MSDN Developer Centers and Resource Centers

I also suggest that one plays with MS Process Explorer.exe, also available from MS, free, and works on all windows 95 to vista.
There you can see every component that is called to make an application work, exe's, dlls, etc. This will just help you understand how windows is working.

DNR

Nerdz · Post by **Nerdz** » 04 Oct 2008, 10:18

DNR? I don't understand you post...?

We are talking about what language the OS is built in...

rob33n · Post by **rob33n** » 04 Oct 2008, 11:56

DNR says Ms products which are written with what language.

Post by **bad_brain** » 04 Oct 2008, 12:30

Nerdz, with Process Explorer you can track what components every Windows program is using....which also helps to understand how MS works and how it is build.
and when you check the link DNR posted you will find some nice hints about what XP is made of: the usual suspects like C# and C++, but also weird stuff I never heard of like FoxPro and F#....

Still_Learning · Post by **Still_Learning** » 04 Oct 2008, 13:55

bad_brain wrote:Nerdz, with Process Explorer you can track what components every Windows program is using....which also helps to understand how MS works and how it is build.
and when you check the link DNR posted you will find some nice hints about what XP is made of: the usual suspects like C# and C++, but also weird stuff I never heard of like FoxPro and F#....

So would those last two FoxPro and F# be considered puesdo code?

Post by **DNR** » 04 Oct 2008, 16:53

ah young grasshoppa
MS is perhaps a mix of device drivers, dlls,executables, and api calls.

The answer lies within....
DNR

Still_Learning · Post by **Still_Learning** » 04 Oct 2008, 22:32

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3497574 ... ource_code

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4149808 ... ource_code

yeah the XP one I found seemed to me a fake, but im pretty sure someone has it, i just cant find it right now