Microsoft Simplifies API for Longhorn

Posted by timothy on Tuesday May 6, 2003 @12:40AM from the same-story-different-banner dept.

zzxc writes "InternetWeek.com reports that Microsoft is cleaning up its API and integrating its XML Application Markup Language for its anticipated Longhorn release. An unnamed source says that Microsoft will be slashing the number of API calls from 76k to 8k. In addition, the new graphics device interface, codename Avalon, will use XAML-based scripts instead of a complicated API. Microsoft is planning on including XAML design in the next Visual Studio.net release. CRN is also reporting on this."

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Cool. by torpor · 2003-05-06 00:55 · Score: -1, Troll

That means there will be 68,000 'hidden' API functions to discover later on down the line when we find out that Microsoft are still using them themselves ... 'internally'!

"Microsoft cleans up its API". I never thought I'd see the day when this was actually news ... but it makes you wonder why its so exciting, eh? Short answer: Because EVERY API ever released from Redmond has SUCKED ASS.

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