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miltong
miltong

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What language is XNA implemented in?

One interfaces with XNA through C#, but does anyone know what language the library itself is implemented in?

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Andrew Russell
Andrew Russell

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From the former XNA lead, Shawn Hargreaves:

much of XNA itself is written in C++

By this, I expect that Shawn specifically means C++/CLI, given that the vast majority of XNA is managed code.

The unique feature of C++/CLI is that it is very good for writing code that bridges between the native and managed universes, including features that aren't available from C#. In particular you can mix native and managed code in the one assembly, and call native code directly from managed code.

XNA makes extensive use of DirectX (plus a few other things), which is native code, thus making C++/CLI an excellent choice.

Of course, XNA handles all the native stuff so that you don't have to. Stick to C# wherever possible.

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