In all likelihood, they wanted to be able to change the API as they see fit, and didn't want to have other people depending on an API that was changing rapidly. Can't fault them for that.
That's how Microsoft ended up with a bevy of undocumented API calls that still live today, with their internal software being among the largest offenders of using dated and problematic APIs.
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In all likelihood, they wanted to be able to change the API as they see fit, and didn't want to have other people depending on an API that was changing rapidly. Can't fault them for that.
That's how Microsoft ended up with a bevy of undocumented API calls that still live today, with their internal software being among the largest offenders of using dated and problematic APIs.