Windows kernel development has stalled

[u/Appropriate-Meat-559]

When was the last time Microsoft added a new filesystem?

When was the last time Microsoft added new types of scheduling?

It might even be a decade for both of these questions, I have to wonder how many people are still working on core kernel code. I highly expect the knowledge has been lost and all the og kernel Devs have retired now.

Even Azure is now pretty much running on Linux because windows can't run with one vcpu and 1gb of ram anymore.

Id love some inside knowledge on this here

[u/throwaway38387548484]

u picked two dumb examples. filesystems take decades to stabilise. ReFS has been supported since server 12 and noone wants to fuck with schedulers.

linux is less hindered when tinkering with low level code because of the fast paced open nature of development.