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  • Half-life of Microsoft products is 7 years

    I get a lot of pushback from developers/managers when I tell them that the average application has a relatively short lifetime, i.e., half-life of 4-8 years. The pushback kicks in when I start citing data, up until then my listeners appear surprised/skeptical. The fact that source code has a brief and lonely existence is accepted, […]

  • Microsoft C++ versions explained

    Microsoft has five different version numbers to think about when it comes to C++. Here’s an attempt to explain what they all mean. Visual Studio versions What most people will see first is the Visual Studio release year. You’ll download Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio 2019 etc. These however also have a more normal major.minor … Continue reading Microsoft C++ versions explained →