Windows and C++

I believe Windows was written in C++, does anyone have any idea what compiler they used? And I doubt it was free or by Borland.

[dimava]

I'm pretty sure that it was written in Assembler. Becuase didn't MS create c++? Also did you guys know that Windows 2000 is a dos based operating system? Microsoft announced them selfs when they said that the next generation of windows will NOT be dos based

[Sophtware]

My professor told me that windows was made with c++ and a alittle assembler...but i dont know myself for sure.

[dimava]

I dont think that it was made in c++ becuase its like saying that you are making a vb program that has a vbenviorment in side it, I think that that's impossible

[Yonatan]

Windows was written about 80% or so C++, the rest Assembly.

And, you actually can write a VB program with the VB environment in it! But, why?

Windows 2000 isn't DOS based, it's actually Windows NT 5.0. And DOS based is the last thing Windows NT is.

So what if MS didn't create C++? Neither did Borland, by the way. C++ is a language, and Borland Turbo C++ or whatever is a compiler which understands the language C++.
I am guessing Microsoft developed a C++ compiler in Assembly to build Windows with, or used some DOS version of "Visual" C++, or maybe I'm just tired?

[dimava]

I can read what it says in your signautre, now how do I get a good job

[Yonatan]

Get into your car, drive around until you see a Microsoft building, make sure there are people inside who can see you, then go on full throttle straight ahead at the building, make it seem very convincing, but stop at the very last second. Then, go inside, and tell whoever works there: I prevented from crashing at your building, if anyone deserves a job here, it's me!

[dimava]

OMG I was laughing for like 10 minutes straight but I'm only 12 and I dont have a car

C++ was not made by Microsoft, it was made by Bjarne Stroustrup (and is currently owned by AT&T). His home page is at http://www.research.att.com/~bs/. Visual C++ is still C++, but the whole thing is classes, thats why I and so many other VB'ers can quite get it. And I know for a fact that Windows was made with C++ and in-line assembly.