NET project and now included in Windows as a set of COM APIs. Previous iterations relied on the metadata APIs inherited from the. Notably, this is the first version of the compiler where I have my very own winmd parser written entirely in portable and standard C++. I don’t subscribe to the “all of my code is precious” philosophy of software development. I’ve rewritten the C++/WinRT compiler numerous times during its history. The xlang project represents a rewrite of the C++/WinRT compiler. While C++/WinRT has always been about providing an open source header-only library for Windows development, the cppwinrt compiler that generates the headers continued as a closed source project. With the unveiling of the xlang project, C++/WinRT is now a completely open source project.
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