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I’ve got a question regarding writing applications for Windows. Can I use WinAPI and DWMApi (aero glass, ribbon, etc.) when programming in ANSI C? I’m looking at MSDN right now and they use c++.
The Windows API is a C API and can be used with any compiler that supports the ‘standard’ calling convention.
Microsoft has made the strategic decision to put their own C compiler on life support, though, and you’re stuck with C90 (with some specific extension) when using Visual Studio. You can use 3rd party compilers (GCC and Clang via MinGW, Pelles C) which support more modern language dialects.