[Solved] Why the weird language? [closed]

Question

Because DLLs are compiled. You’re looking at binary data (machine code instructions, plus various bits of data) with a text editor. While some programs are distributed as source code (bash scripts, JavaScript/HTML/CSS Windows Universal Apps, several others), many others (probably “most” on Windows) are distributed as compiled machine code.

Accepted Answer

Because DLLs are compiled. You’re looking at binary data (machine code instructions, plus various bits of data) with a text editor. While some programs are distributed as source code (bash scripts, JavaScript/HTML/CSS Windows Universal Apps, several others), many others (probably “most” on Windows) are distributed as compiled machine code.