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Almost all OSs run on all major architectures. Almost all apps run on managed language VMs, or in the browser. Some corporate environments are still captive to
by Zigurd 6y ago
Almost all OSs run on all major architectures. Almost all apps run on managed language VMs, or in the browser.
Some corporate environments are still captive to architecture, or there would not still be about 10,000 mainframes in use. X86 compatibility is transitioning to a similarly invisible need, obscured behind emulation and virtualization.
- catalogia 6y ago> Almost all apps run on managed language VMs, or in the browser. I'm curious if there's actually data backing that up. From what I've seen, a whole lot of application development is still being done with C++.
- blueblisters 6y agoIt's not just about compatibility. It's about performance. Arm servers are seeing a similar problem trying to capture the x86 server market.