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Cygwin vs Microsoft Windows SDK

A side-by-side look at Cygwin and Microsoft Windows SDK. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Cygwin

Cygwin

Os & Utilities

Cygwin is a Linux-like environment and command-line interface for Windows. It provides functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows, allowing you to port software running on POSIX systems and run it natively on Windows.

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Microsoft Windows SDK

Microsoft Windows SDK

Development

The Microsoft Windows SDK is a software development kit that provides tools, code samples, documentation and libraries needed to develop applications for Windows operating systems. It allows developers to access Windows APIs and optimize their software for Windows.

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