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Would you call running a marathon easy? Anyone can run. But could you run for 26.2 miles without stopping? The ECMAScript 12 spec is 44,000 lines and it contain
by jart 5y ago
Would you call running a marathon easy? Anyone can run. But could you run for 26.2 miles without stopping? The ECMAScript 12 spec is 44,000 lines and it contains 269,000 words. It's enormous. It's the same way with qemu. You have to spend months doing an enormous number of things to build something like that before it's able to run even the simplest most everyday programs. Bellard is legendary for his stamina. Not many programmers can match it. Only one I can think of would probably be the SerenityOS guy.
- lifthrasiir 5y agoI like your marathon analogy. Not everyone can or does run a marathon, but there are still lots of marathoners. You do need stamina, but you don't need an inhuman level of stamina like Bellard's. If you don't stress yourself and pick your enemy wisely (like, start with ES5) it is very much doable.