John Vert

[John Vert @jvert]

@xadh Do you know how much better gcc's codegen is?

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@keithmadams I did some time as an ambassador between them

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@lettuce_isgood I used a paperclip

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@tigkindel No

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@marklucovsky @antirez Except for all the FCIB. And the compiler

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@rickasaurus Enjoy playing your directx 7 games on that.

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@docsmsft Don't you remember win 3 .ini files? System.ini, win.ini? The registry was specifically designed to address the limitations of .ini files. Maybe interview someone who understands why the registry is designed the way it is.

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@CryptoCyberia Clearly you have never built your own version of Windows....

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@PaulAnleitner There's still one in Bend, OR. Went there yesterday!
https://t.co/CZC12wajZK

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@rfleury controlling the "semantics and lifetime" is a double-edged sword, as now you have to figure out (and follow) the rules. Everybody already knows and agrees on the rules for the lifetime of stack-allocated memory.

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@cougsgo I am in Bend and it is working for me on https://t.co/2AXa8xBwP9

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@eramajaarvi @stevesi React native might be a reasonable tradeoff for cross platform UI but building the start menu in JavaScript is unhinged

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@marklucovsky Self hosting was also an important part of getting real world testing.

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@ivanrouzanov The image of Cutler pecking away at his keyboard with his own personal tape drive humming away behind him is frying me 🤣

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@tylerangert Ok!

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@bcardarella lol how many people do you think worked on NT3.1 kernel?

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@Titan_JS_ @SandyofCthulhu Lol we literally loaded trays of donuts into trash bags. If you think the organizations threw them out, I think you are quite disconnected from the reality of some people's lives.