[PW] Windows programming language?

[Robert Sullivan]

> One of my co-workers (on behalf of her son) wants to know what language
> Windows is programmed in. I am not entirely clear from what I've found
> on the Internet. I've found several languages mentioned (Visual BASIC
> and C++ being two) and some that "run on Windows" or "operate on a
> Windows platform" (which I'm not sure is the same thing).
>
> Can anyone enlighten us or point us to a website or source that can? Is
> there one language that is the main one used for Windows?

This site:

<http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=28914>

suggests it's mostly C and C++.

-- 
Bob Sullivan
Schenectady Digital History Archive
<http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
Schenectady County (NY) Public Library