David H. Burns wrote:

> to be intended for VC++. I suppose that's OK, PovRay is written in VC++.
> Since Microsoft controls virtually all of the computer industry and most
> computer hardware is built for Microsoft software

I think your confusing matters a bit. PovRay is available
for multiple platforms including Linux, so the code certainly
is not Microsoft-centric. The Windows version does require
to use the Windows API for platform specific functionality
though. This is not very surprising and not specific to the
compiler used. At the very bottom of it, it's the operating
system which will paint a bitmap on the screen. The graphics
classes of C++ Builder internally use that API as well.

Noone forces you to love Microsoft but I can't help wonder
why you're using Windows in the first place ;)

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