/microsoft
/microsoft
[PHP]typedef unsigned long DWORD[/PHP]
/no point
/no point
Well, it's easier to type out 
. I think the "real" reason was so that you could make applications for Windows on multiple platforms/architectures and all you'd have to do was use a different header file, instead of changing a bunch or variable types in your code.
. I think the "real" reason was so that you could make applications for Windows on multiple platforms/architectures and all you'd have to do was use a different header file, instead of changing a bunch or variable types in your code.