ddk, Longhorn, and C#??

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Quick Q's:

Will the driver development for longhorn still be in C ?
Can it be done in C#. (I like the frameworks too much :) )

I heard a rumer that LongHorn was programed with c#,
so I had a hope that driver development wouldnt be such
a daunting task. (*sigh* One could always hope.)

[DeveloperX]

Nope, it's the C way or the highway I'm afraid.
I think there would be serious issues introducing managed code into a
driver anyway, both security and performance.

TheMadHatter wrote:

Quick Q's:

Will the driver development for longhorn still be in C ?
Can it be done in C#. (I like the frameworks too much :) )

I heard a rumer that LongHorn was programed with c#,
so I had a hope that driver development wouldnt be such
a daunting task. (*sigh* One could always hope.)

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

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Quick Q's:

Will the driver development for longhorn still be in C ?

Yes, C/C++.

Can it be done in C#. (I like the frameworks too much :) )

No, it can't. Note that the framework is of no use in driver development, imagine C# without
the framework....

I heard a rumer that LongHorn was programed with c#,

No, it's all C/C++.

so I had a hope that driver development wouldnt be such
a daunting task. (*sigh* One could always hope.)

Driver development can be a daunting task, but not because of the language.

Willy.