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On hanging Desktop-applications
I am filled with questions pertaining to the situations where a desktop-application hangs, possibly for minutes. I've got this complicated game-engine written in c++. Several times during development, ...
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Are there system calls like posix in assembly level using int number for windows
I want to write assembly program using windows syscall Interrupt number , so in order to use system call in assembly level using int of sys call, In windows are there kernel calls like posix ...
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Kernel facilities needed for C++
I'm working on a kernel for a proprietary embeded system. I've had no issues but I'd like to expand its capabilities directly. I made it run C. I did so pretty much by giving my kernel a stack. My ...
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Why do operating systems do low level stuff in C and C++? Why not just C++?
On the Wikipedia page for Windows, it states the Windows is written in Assembly for the bootloader and task switcher, and C and C++ for kernel routines. IIRC, you can call C++ functions from an ...
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