← Back to context Comment by pjmlp 11 hours ago Some of us also do real work on Windows, ask Valve. 14 comments pjmlp Reply newsoftheday 7 hours ago Interesting take since Valve with Proton has done a lot to increase gaming on Desktop Linux also their console devices. tomnipotent 5 hours ago Except they pay CodeWeavers to do most of the work. mhh__ 11 hours ago Sure and there are billion dollar systems at every bank that runs entirely on VBA macros in excel doesn't mean its not structurally flawed. pjmlp 11 hours ago Worse is better, isn't that the UNIX motto? gchamonlive 11 hours ago Usually when it's misunderstood 2 replies → ununix 10 hours ago Do one thing, and do it well. 2 replies → tomnipotent 5 hours ago And these VBA macros in excel probably don't have any more bugs and issues than all the software written by the HN community. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. xattt 10 hours ago Is the excuse of teenagers every August when they ask for the latest and greatest laptop? pjmlp 9 hours ago I can provide other examples of real work done on Windows, like Photoshop, DAW, and so on.Maybe those are interesting as teenager hobbies as well. nrr 9 hours ago I write Ada that targets Windows and COM, which I consider to be real work.
newsoftheday 7 hours ago Interesting take since Valve with Proton has done a lot to increase gaming on Desktop Linux also their console devices. tomnipotent 5 hours ago Except they pay CodeWeavers to do most of the work.
mhh__ 11 hours ago Sure and there are billion dollar systems at every bank that runs entirely on VBA macros in excel doesn't mean its not structurally flawed. pjmlp 11 hours ago Worse is better, isn't that the UNIX motto? gchamonlive 11 hours ago Usually when it's misunderstood 2 replies → ununix 10 hours ago Do one thing, and do it well. 2 replies → tomnipotent 5 hours ago And these VBA macros in excel probably don't have any more bugs and issues than all the software written by the HN community. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
pjmlp 11 hours ago Worse is better, isn't that the UNIX motto? gchamonlive 11 hours ago Usually when it's misunderstood 2 replies → ununix 10 hours ago Do one thing, and do it well. 2 replies →
tomnipotent 5 hours ago And these VBA macros in excel probably don't have any more bugs and issues than all the software written by the HN community. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
xattt 10 hours ago Is the excuse of teenagers every August when they ask for the latest and greatest laptop? pjmlp 9 hours ago I can provide other examples of real work done on Windows, like Photoshop, DAW, and so on.Maybe those are interesting as teenager hobbies as well. nrr 9 hours ago I write Ada that targets Windows and COM, which I consider to be real work.
pjmlp 9 hours ago I can provide other examples of real work done on Windows, like Photoshop, DAW, and so on.Maybe those are interesting as teenager hobbies as well. nrr 9 hours ago I write Ada that targets Windows and COM, which I consider to be real work.
Interesting take since Valve with Proton has done a lot to increase gaming on Desktop Linux also their console devices.
Except they pay CodeWeavers to do most of the work.
Sure and there are billion dollar systems at every bank that runs entirely on VBA macros in excel doesn't mean its not structurally flawed.
Worse is better, isn't that the UNIX motto?
Usually when it's misunderstood
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Do one thing, and do it well.
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And these VBA macros in excel probably don't have any more bugs and issues than all the software written by the HN community. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Is the excuse of teenagers every August when they ask for the latest and greatest laptop?
I can provide other examples of real work done on Windows, like Photoshop, DAW, and so on.
Maybe those are interesting as teenager hobbies as well.
I write Ada that targets Windows and COM, which I consider to be real work.