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Application programming interface
The Native API is a lightweight application programming interface (API) used by Windows NT's kernel and user mode applications. This API is used in the early stages of Windows NT startup process, when other components and APIs are still unavailable. Therefore, a few Windows components, such as the Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS), are implemented using the Native API. The Native API is also used by subroutines such as those in kernel32.dll that implement the Windows API, the API based on which most of the Windows components are created. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Windows Native APIA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Modern Operating SystemsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Client/Server Runtime SubsystemA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Microsoft Windows library filesA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
Modern Operating SystemsAndrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos · 1992
Professional mobile Web development with WordPress, Joomla!, and DrupalJames Pearce · 2011
Windows NT/2000 native API referenceGary Nebbett · 2000
Introducing Mechanisms and APIs for Memory ManagementRoger Villela · 2019
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