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Windows APIs and SDKs

Windows APIs and SDKs - .NET Tutorial

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Windows APIs and SDKs

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- [Instructor] There is a popular meme amongst programmers that naming things is hard. The cool names are already taken, so big companies like Microsoft lean towards more corporate sounding names for their products. In the Microsoft ecosystems, names often go through several iterations before finally settling on what seems to be the right one. As a longtime Microsoft programmer, I've witnessed countless name changes and confusing rebranding stories. To make things even more complex, products evolve, merge, or pivot entirely. Names that were familiar 10 years ago often take on entirely new meanings or disappear altogether. Let's take a walk through this naming maze and explore some of the twists and turns Microsoft has taken over the years. The .NET Framework has undergone significant modifications over its 20 year history, with three distinct names that correspond to different eras. The original name was the .NET Framework, which introduced foundational project types, such as console…

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