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    [–] [email protected] 114 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    The cool kids are forcing people to read this at gunpoint nowadays

    [–] TootSweet 72 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Right? It's in the kernel and everything now. Linus likes it. Linus hates everything. HOW MUCH ARE THEY PAYING HIM?

    [–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Big Rust has gotten to Linus

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

    Not the L man!

    [–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

    Did he actually say that he likes it? My impression was that it's not his comfort zone, but he recognizes that for the vast majority of young programmers, C is not their comfort zone. And so, if they don't hop on this Rust train, the Linux kernel is going to look like a COBOL project in a not too distant future. It does not happen very often that a programming language capable of implementing kernels gains wide-spread adoption.

    [–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

    One (1) good programming language is what they paid him XD

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    [–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I'll never touch Rust.

    I hate the syntax and cargo too much for that. If that means that I'll never write mission critical, low level code, so be it.

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    What don't you like about Cargo? Is there another package manager you like more?

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    Well - of course I prefer a centralized package manager like pacman, which I also use for python packages etc., but I mainly dislike the building process of rust, which is usually done with cargo. No libraries, not even a global cache for already compiled dependencies, no distcc. This makes it infinitely slower than most C/C++ projects. Compiling the kernel is literally faster than compiling a "simple" project like spotify_cli (500+ dependencies, depending on configuration).

    So it's ass from a user perspective, waiting for stuff to compile (just for it to fail, and start from scratch, as some stuff needs a clean build/src dir), and imo very weird from a dev perspective.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I like Go better

    However, C is still king in a lot of ways

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    [–] Magister 69 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Linux is C only, ever read the rant by Linus last century about C++ ? I was there, in usenet

    [–] trxxruraxvr 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    They're about allow bits of rust though

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

    Have they tried applying a bit of protective oil coating?

    [–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Wait, you are telling people had discussion in Usenet? No way!

    [–] Magister 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    it was mostly flame wars, alt.bin.pictures.erotica, warez, discussion about The Simpson, and of course The Oracle, and Kibo.

    EDIT for young people, the usenet oracle and kibology

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    [–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)
    [–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Wat? Don't you dare talk that way about my favorite multiple personality disorder clusterfuck of a language.

    [–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    C is the only language, all the rest are mental disorders (/j 😉)

    Edit: maybe rust, but it's on thin ice XD

    [–] menemen 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I still.like fortran better. (And I am not even lying.)

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    [–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    the author of C++ said that C gives you many opportunities to shoot yourself in the leg. You have a much less chance for this to happen with C++, but when it does, you will blow your whole lower body off

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    [–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Put the gun away and throw that cpp book in the bin, fool. I brought The Linux Kernel Programming Guide, which is in C, and my own socks, which are wool. Now let's gets crackin.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I already use linux. My feet have been getting cold lately. it never occurred to me to get wool socks. Is this how it starts? Are skirts next?

    [–] SlopppyEngineer 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Unless you use goat wool socks. Then you can go for a old school hippie build. Sandals, long hair, tie dye shirt and go from there.

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    [–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

    Girl, I will wear whatever socks you want, but... pulls out my own gun. We're reading this damn book instead.

    [–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

    Lol. I prefer the New Testament.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

    Don't kink shame her

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    [–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

    I better be getting pegged at the end of the night if she makes me suffer by writing C++.

    [–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    All Linux enthusiasts are attractive women.

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    [–] evidences 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I appreciate the usage of the pi 1 and not one of the newer versions.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Maybe I'm just old but old pi was special

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    [–] pathief 14 points 4 weeks ago

    In C++? I'd rather be shot, thanks :P

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Nothing says "I love you" quite like a surprise LFS install.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

    When you find out your partner is into BDSM..

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

    I'm down for Linux, but not C++ (I'm not into S&M)

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

    Seriously though, anyone knows the source of the pic? I've been wondering for a while.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
    [–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

    Here's what we're gonna do. We're going to do the equivalent of x11 application network transparency but with wayland.

    Kind of like streaming a desktop with sunshine, but on an app by app basis.

    Also we're gonna make a client that work for it on android, windows and in a browser.

    Then I'm going to fuck you in the ass

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

    its more intimidating

    [–] UnfortunateShort 7 points 1 month ago

    My type of stay-at-home wife works on OSS projects all day

    [–] Juice260 6 points 1 month ago

    Could’ve got me there quicker by telling me the truth

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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