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You’re referring to Raph Levien’s work on Xi [0]. Not really just a vim clone. In Fuchsia, iirc, it would have been the basis of all text editing services. If n

by skavi 3y ago

You’re referring to Raph Levien’s work on Xi [0]. Not really just a vim clone. In Fuchsia, iirc, it would have been the basis of all text editing services. If nothing else, it seems to have popularized rope data structures [1] for newer text editors. [0]: https://github.com/xi-editor/xi-editor https://github.com/xi-editor/xi-editor [1]: https://xi-editor.io/docs/rope_science_00.html https://xi-editor.io/docs/rope_science_00.html

Gigachad 3y ago
No doubt the project generated some interesting research and was pushing the boundaries, but its an explanation as to how a smart speaker OS could take 400 developers.
- akmittal 3y ago
  Those who think fucsia is just a smart speaker OS does not understand the full picture. It's research on a future OS which can run anywhere
  - aaronbrethorst 3y ago
    Except a ca. 2020 smart speaker, apparently.
    - politelemon 3y ago
      Perhaps an early sign that the speakers aren't going to be around in the future
  - caskstrength 3y ago
    The full picture is apparently that after years of full time work by 400-person team Fuchsia is more like "nothing OS" instead of "a smart speaker OS"...
    - 9dev 3y ago
      This story’s carrying a beautiful irony about tech giants that seems to be lost on FAANG‘s entirely.
      - astrange 3y ago
        Only Google has this bad execution. The other MANGAs are pretty good at it.
        9dev 3y ago
        Far as I remember, all of them engage in some ridiculous wheel handcarving projects. Just because Google does it badly doesn't mean the others are more reasonable in catering to their NIH syndrome.
    - akmittal 3y ago
      It can run on few devices like - Acer Switch Alpha 12 - Intel NUC - Google Pixelbook Its build by Google so im not sure it will get mainstream or just killed. But calling it "nothing OS" is big understatement, When was the last time a new OS from scratch was created? or if we comparing it to linux/Windows/Mac Im sure a lot people work on these https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/docs/+/refs/changes/56/101356/4/fuchsia_paver.md#:~:text=Fuchsia%20has%20good%20support%20for,compatible%20with%20ARM%2Dbased%20targets https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/docs/+/refs/changes/56/1013....
      - desi_ninja 3y ago
        Serenity OS : by 1 person https://serenityos.org/ https://serenityos.org/
      - dharmab 3y ago
        https://collapseos.org https://collapseos.org also by one person
        yellowapple 3y ago
- skavi 3y ago
  Fuchsia was not meant for just embedded devices. I recall there being a sentence in an old description (which I can no longer find mention of) which explicitly called out PCs and smartphones as targets. That’s likely still the ambition.
dehrmann 3y ago
That name's DoA for political reasons. Remember the time we tried to name a covid flavor that?

by skavi 3y ago

Gigachad 3y ago

No doubt the project generated some interesting research and was pushing the boundaries, but its an explanation as to how a smart speaker OS could take 400 developers.

akmittal 3y ago
Those who think fucsia is just a smart speaker OS does not understand the full picture. It's research on a future OS which can run anywhere
- aaronbrethorst 3y ago
  Except a ca. 2020 smart speaker, apparently.
  - politelemon 3y ago
    Perhaps an early sign that the speakers aren't going to be around in the future
- caskstrength 3y ago
  The full picture is apparently that after years of full time work by 400-person team Fuchsia is more like "nothing OS" instead of "a smart speaker OS"...
  - 9dev 3y ago
    This story’s carrying a beautiful irony about tech giants that seems to be lost on FAANG‘s entirely.
    - astrange 3y ago
      Only Google has this bad execution. The other MANGAs are pretty good at it.
      - 9dev 3y ago
        Far as I remember, all of them engage in some ridiculous wheel handcarving projects. Just because Google does it badly doesn't mean the others are more reasonable in catering to their NIH syndrome.
  - akmittal 3y ago
    It can run on few devices like - Acer Switch Alpha 12 - Intel NUC - Google Pixelbook Its build by Google so im not sure it will get mainstream or just killed. But calling it "nothing OS" is big understatement, When was the last time a new OS from scratch was created? or if we comparing it to linux/Windows/Mac Im sure a lot people work on these https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/docs/+/refs/changes/56/101356/4/fuchsia_paver.md#:~:text=Fuchsia%20has%20good%20support%20for,compatible%20with%20ARM%2Dbased%20targets https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/docs/+/refs/changes/56/1013....
    - desi_ninja 3y ago
      Serenity OS : by 1 person https://serenityos.org/ https://serenityos.org/
    - dharmab 3y ago
      https://collapseos.org https://collapseos.org also by one person
      - yellowapple 3y ago
skavi 3y ago
Fuchsia was not meant for just embedded devices. I recall there being a sentence in an old description (which I can no longer find mention of) which explicitly called out PCs and smartphones as targets. That’s likely still the ambition.

dehrmann 3y ago

That name's DoA for political reasons. Remember the time we tried to name a covid flavor that?