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> The code used to build operating systems has only the most primitive of data types (lists, hashes, the occasional tree), while the libraries used in applicati
by guidoism 3y ago
> The code used to build operating systems has only the most primitive of data types (lists, hashes, the occasional tree), while the libraries used in applications are a veritable cornucopia of modern data types.
Really? Is this only Linux (which gets a lot of eyeballs)? Mac OS? Maybe he's only talking about the kernel?
- MobiusHorizons 3y agoHe is definitely talking about the kernel (as well as things that run in kernel space like drivers). Userspace is all applications from this perspective, and can be debugged with a normal debugger.