nebeker

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[–] nebeker@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

It’s really interesting that Proton feels like a step forward in cross-platform gaming, but it also made it more economical to focus on Windows builds and dependencies.

Steam has a lot of power in the market and a vested interest in making things easier for developers and publishers. I wouldn’t be surprised if they picked up (more of) the slack in keeping systems backwards compatible.

Same as Microsoft, sort of. They can’t afford to have Apple’s “courage” in dropping x86 and then amd64.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Steam, as mentioned, and an old iMac that I’ve been meaning to dual-boot for a while.

This kind of thing is mostly inevitable, but has an impact on software and game preservation.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

The i686-pc-windows-gnu target has been demoted to Tier 2, as mentioned in an earlier post.

Fedora is discussing dropping support entirely, right? Interesting times we live in…

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Like if the variable is then used in a function that only takes one type? Huh.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And bow to the compiler’s whims? I think not!

This shouldn’t compile, because .into needs the type from the left side and let needs the type from the right side.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago

I came here to laugh, not to cry!

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

[clicks light switch off and on repeatedly]

Welp, I guess we’re closed for the week.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 73 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I’d say I feel seen, but it’s really dark in here.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

let a = String::from(“Hello, world!”).into()

I’ll see myself out.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Good article, thanks for the link! In the context of this conversation, I can agree that being exposed to different ways of solving problems will make you better and faster at doing just that.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago

Common criticisms here would be that these endeavors stifle creativity and show the adoption of modern solutions. That said, I find conducting “code archeology” to figure out the idiomatic way of doing something in an old project very rewarding. Because computer programs exist in people’s mind’s, doing that with the support of original developers or subject matter experts is some of the most effective knowledge transfer I’ve ever witnessed.

[–] nebeker@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My take on a summary: like C/C++, Rust can be relevant in a variety of use-cases and one could conceivably build a long-term career on it, while adjusting to market/technology interests.

Seems like a reasonable prediction?

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