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CppCon 2014: Zaika Antoun "Microsoft w/ C++ to Deliver Office Across Different Platforms, Part II"

CppCon · talk · Watch on YouTube

C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesSoftware architecture & design

What it is

A CppCon 2014 talk by Microsoft engineers on how Office delivers a single-source C++ codebase across iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. It covers architectures, techniques and lessons from shipping cross-platform products.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in Electron, Flutter and React Native debates as evidence that large products can share C++ core code with native views.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “Pretty interesting talk about cross platform Office.”

    How Office shares code between Windows and Mac

    golf1052, 2016-11 · Recommendation · in “Microsoft Teams, the new chat-based workspace in Office 365”

  2. “Microsoft have a very interesting approach with their Office suite when it comes to cross-platform development.”

    Microsoft's approach to cross-platform Office development

    alimbada, 2017-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Do you think Electron is good for building Desktop Apps?”

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Topics: c++, cross-platform, microsoft office, mobile, architecture

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