32-bit deprecation when?

>>59557174
When 64 bit becomes standard for software.

>>59557182
Shouldn't it already be though?

Not every operation needs to require 64 bits, in fact a lot of operations could make due with 16 bit or 8 bit if they so pleased.

On Linux and OSX 64bit has pretty much taken over. On Linuxt it's possible to install 32bit libraries so you can still run 32bit code but it's generally discouraged. Old 32bit versions of OSX aren't even supported anymore so devs don't have to concern themselves with it. It's really only windows that clings to 32bit, when Microsoft stops supporting 32bit builds of windows then it will probably start to go away.

>>59557502
How do you play old 32 bit mac games on modern mac

>>59557502
That's just it. Due to the whole MUH LEGACY CODE, MUH LEGACY SOFTWARE, I'm pretty sure about it that MS won't deprecate 32-bit anytime soon. A lot of big businesses still run 32-bit software and OS's because specific software written for their servers, workstations, etc. (Looking at you, corporate cucks who still need to stay on XP or 7)

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>>59557524
I think OSX still supports 32bit applications but the actual OS is 64bit so there's no need to make a separate 32bit build of your application anymore. It preserves compatibility but pretty much all new applications are 64bit I believe.

My government is paying MS huge sums of money, so that MS supports them with updates on their XP machines.

>>59557174
32 bit software can run faster in some cases because there is overhead associated with de-referencing 64 bit pointers.

>>59557536
1. Limit 32bit builds to professional/enterprise editions.

2. After a few years release a service pack that moves the 32bit subsystem to an option that you have to enable in the control panel like they did with the UNIX and Linux subsystems.

3. Then announce that the 32bit subsystem is being removed in the next version of windows.

4. Hopefully by this time everyone has moved away from 32bit but also offer extended support for companies that have not.

>>59557726
It's not a huge difference honestly it mostly affects systems with a memory bottleneck or poor general performance and 64bit might actually improve general performance by allowing newer instruction set extensions. The main advantage of 32bit is the memory savings.

Although we could have both with something like the x32 ABI that Linux supports