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One of the best self projects i've ever seen. I hope he is being mentoring somewhere to take advantage. This guy could be the next Jony Ive. But why windows

One of the best self projects i've ever seen. I hope he is being mentoring somewhere to take advantage. This guy could be the next Jony Ive. But why windows? Realtime OS needed badly.

ballenf 6y ago
I assumed it was related to the Kinect usage.
ChuckNorris89 6y ago
He's using python for the Kinect image processing and balistics math so it's easy to implement in windows. If you move to a RTOS you lose these luxuries.
- TimMeade 6y ago
  python available on linux or macos.
  - schwap 6y ago
    Yes and...? Neither Linux (normally) or MacOS an RTOS, what would he gain by switching to them?
    - donatj 6y ago
      In the case of Linux you could entirely eliminate almost everything else using CPU time such as window management in a way not really practical for Windows.
  - djsumdog 6y ago
    There'd be some advantage if: * you have Linux Kinix Python libs and drivers. * You can use a very minimal Linux distro that starts little to nothing else up It'd probably be better than running on Windows, but still not as nice as running real time, or close to real time (e.g. having a small C, Go or Rust program that runs on a custom Linux image where it runs as init)
- ncmncm 6y ago
  Python is also available to run in microcontrollers, RTOS or no OS at all.
globular-toast 6y ago
Even Linux would be a vast improvement. This guy needs a friend to help him port the code to a better platform.
dkryptr 6y ago
It seems this thread and all of the comments are a windows-hate circle jerk.
- ncmncm 6y ago
  That is only because you miss the point. Windows is not a real-time OS. There is no reasonable expectation for it to perform as one in places where one is required. In this case, what is required is only a "soft-real-time" OS, which even Linux can manage. But for this sort of project it is more usual to use a microcontroller. Programming microcontrollers is, incidentally, much more fun than programming a big'n'sloppy desk OS like windows ... or linux.
- globular-toast 6y ago
  It only seems that way because of fanboyism. My comment suggesting Linux is currently sitting on -4 points. Windows fanboys feel bad when Windows is questioned. It's not based on logic, it's just a bizarre attachment to the only OS they've ever seriously used.
natch 6y ago
I was thinking more Woz than Jony but yes very good engineering going on here, for a casual side project.
randyrand 6y ago
Kinect V2 only has drivers for windows.

One of the best self projects i've ever seen. I hope he is being mentoring somewhere to take advantage. This guy could be the next Jony Ive. But why windows? Realtime OS needed badly.

ballenf 6y ago

I assumed it was related to the Kinect usage.

ChuckNorris89 6y ago

He's using python for the Kinect image processing and balistics math so it's easy to implement in windows. If you move to a RTOS you lose these luxuries.

TimMeade 6y ago
python available on linux or macos.
- schwap 6y ago
  Yes and...? Neither Linux (normally) or MacOS an RTOS, what would he gain by switching to them?
  - donatj 6y ago
    In the case of Linux you could entirely eliminate almost everything else using CPU time such as window management in a way not really practical for Windows.
- djsumdog 6y ago
  There'd be some advantage if: * you have Linux Kinix Python libs and drivers. * You can use a very minimal Linux distro that starts little to nothing else up It'd probably be better than running on Windows, but still not as nice as running real time, or close to real time (e.g. having a small C, Go or Rust program that runs on a custom Linux image where it runs as init)
ncmncm 6y ago
Python is also available to run in microcontrollers, RTOS or no OS at all.

globular-toast 6y ago

Even Linux would be a vast improvement. This guy needs a friend to help him port the code to a better platform.

dkryptr 6y ago

It seems this thread and all of the comments are a windows-hate circle jerk.

ncmncm 6y ago
That is only because you miss the point. Windows is not a real-time OS. There is no reasonable expectation for it to perform as one in places where one is required. In this case, what is required is only a "soft-real-time" OS, which even Linux can manage. But for this sort of project it is more usual to use a microcontroller. Programming microcontrollers is, incidentally, much more fun than programming a big'n'sloppy desk OS like windows ... or linux.
globular-toast 6y ago
It only seems that way because of fanboyism. My comment suggesting Linux is currently sitting on -4 points. Windows fanboys feel bad when Windows is questioned. It's not based on logic, it's just a bizarre attachment to the only OS they've ever seriously used.

natch 6y ago

I was thinking more Woz than Jony but yes very good engineering going on here, for a casual side project.

randyrand 6y ago

Kinect V2 only has drivers for windows.