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Ask HN: What would justify writing a kernel in 2026?
- mdlxxv 4mo agoBecause you want to?
- akerl_ 4mo agoDoes writing a kernel need to be justified?
- zzo38computer 4mo agoOne would be if you want to design it differently than the existing kernels do.
- floxy 4mo agoGNU/Hurd needs a microkernel
- wmf 4mo agoIf you mean an OS kernel, it would be interesting to create a fully async kernel using async/await. I've only seen one project working on this.
- jonjacky 4mo agoWhat project was that? via this discussion in HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22729461 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22729461 (2020) I found: Writing an OS in Rust: Async/Await (2020) https://os.phil-opp.com/async-await/ https://os.phil-opp.com/async-await/ Blogging about Midori: Asynchronous Everything (2015) https://joeduffyblog.com/2015/11/19/asynchronous-everything/ https://joeduffyblog.com/2015/11/19/asynchronous-everything/