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Agree with 1. I'm part of 3. Regarding 2, it does matter for anything that has bits of optimized c code that was only done for x86. I have a lot of Node and Pyt
by ta988 5y ago
Agree with 1. I'm part of 3. Regarding 2, it does matter for anything that has bits of optimized c code that was only done for x86. I have a lot of Node and Python things that don't run on my M1 natively (they even crash on qemu x86 vms whatever the kind of cpu features I emulate).
- dilyevsky 5y agoRight which highlights why C is an outdated language that didn’t fully live up to its original promise. Linus’s entire argument seems to hinge on the premise that most userland devs still use it as their primary language. Eventually those python and node bugs will get fixed and people will largely not care