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The author is a genius: a while ago he implemented an x86 virtual machine in javascript: https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=buildroot-x86.cfg https://bella

The author is a genius: a while ago he implemented an x86 virtual machine in javascript: https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=buildroot-x86.cfg https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=buildroot-x86.cfg

simlevesque 6y ago
He created FFMpeg, QEMU and claimed the pi digits record... A legend.
userbinator 6y ago
...and as if that wasn't enough, he also wrote a JavaScript interpreter: https://bellard.org/quickjs/ https://bellard.org/quickjs/
zoom6628 6y ago
Totally second that. Just think for a moment how much of modern computing relies on his work even just looking at FFPMEG and QEMU. The guy should get a United Nations medal and pile of gold for services to (computing) humanity.
abiogenesis 6y ago
He also created LZEXE in the late 80s, one of the first executable compressors: https://bellard.org/lzexe.html https://bellard.org/lzexe.html
rramadass 6y ago
>The author is a genius Understatement of the century! :-) The breadth of his work, all non-trivial, is truly humbling. All done without fanfare or self-aggrandizement. I can't even find a good interview of him to understand his mind and thought-process.
- kzrdude 6y ago
  Is there a good magazine, news outlet or blog we could tip off, and try to get them to make an interview?
  - rramadass 6y ago
    The usual suspects: Reddit, Slashdot, ArsTechnica and of course HN. And the interview should be purely on the technical side i.e his educational background, how he approaches design and programming, how he learns new technical domains, his thoughts on languages, advice to young programmers etc. Given his off the charts productivity, i suspect he has a highly efficient way of learning and doing things which i would like to copy :-)
beagle3 6y ago
... and has contributed to the state of the art of computing Pi’s digits - IIRC, he found a previously unknown expansion of the digits of Pi, and used it to calculate more digits than anyone before him.

simlevesque 6y ago

He created FFMpeg, QEMU and claimed the pi digits record... A legend.

userbinator 6y ago

...and as if that wasn't enough, he also wrote a JavaScript interpreter: https://bellard.org/quickjs/ https://bellard.org/quickjs/

zoom6628 6y ago

Totally second that. Just think for a moment how much of modern computing relies on his work even just looking at FFPMEG and QEMU. The guy should get a United Nations medal and pile of gold for services to (computing) humanity.

abiogenesis 6y ago

He also created LZEXE in the late 80s, one of the first executable compressors: https://bellard.org/lzexe.html https://bellard.org/lzexe.html

rramadass 6y ago

>The author is a genius Understatement of the century! :-) The breadth of his work, all non-trivial, is truly humbling. All done without fanfare or self-aggrandizement. I can't even find a good interview of him to understand his mind and thought-process.

kzrdude 6y ago
Is there a good magazine, news outlet or blog we could tip off, and try to get them to make an interview?
- rramadass 6y ago
  The usual suspects: Reddit, Slashdot, ArsTechnica and of course HN. And the interview should be purely on the technical side i.e his educational background, how he approaches design and programming, how he learns new technical domains, his thoughts on languages, advice to young programmers etc. Given his off the charts productivity, i suspect he has a highly efficient way of learning and doing things which i would like to copy :-)

beagle3 6y ago

... and has contributed to the state of the art of computing Pi’s digits - IIRC, he found a previously unknown expansion of the digits of Pi, and used it to calculate more digits than anyone before him.