Large and complex pieces of software, and operating systems in particular, tend to be tightly tied to their compilers. It is never easy and in some cases practically impossible to port to a different compiler. I expect that Microsoft has come to terms with the fact that Windows will only support being compiled by their compiler.
When a different toolchain introduces a new feature for finding bugs that would be useful for Windows, the Microsoft compiler team can add that functionality to their own tools instead of porting Windows. An advantage of this is that they can customize the feature for exactly their use case. Yes, this is the definition of NIH syndrome, but that’s how large companies work.
When a different toolchain introduces a new feature for finding bugs that would be useful for Windows, the Microsoft compiler team can add that functionality to their own tools instead of porting Windows. An advantage of this is that they can customize the feature for exactly their use case. Yes, this is the definition of NIH syndrome, but that’s how large companies work.