a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLL
a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment. based on Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component)
from Glowdot Code by Rick Strom " if you start with Win32, you will have very little problem moving to MFC or .NET, since they just simplify the process."
in Uninformed Vol1 2005.May by Nikos Drakos, Computer Based Learning Unit, University of Leeds. + Ross Moore, Mathematics Department, Macquarie University, Sydney.