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I don't get it: If you're some bored (and/or clueless) computer consultant for a movie, isn't it much easier to randomly google "C++ code" or grab from github,
by Jun8 13y ago
I don't get it: If you're some bored (and/or clueless) computer consultant for a movie, isn't it much easier to randomly google "C++ code" or grab from github, or, even better, grab the source code from the Linux kernel than pasting from an obscure Intel Architecture Manual?
Do you think this manual was just sitting on the guy's desk when his manager came with the request "Create an authentic looking code snippet, you've got 5 minutes"? Who are these people who create these "code" snippets anyway? If anyone with knowledge enlightens me I'd be much obliged.
- mathattack 13y agoMaybe it was decided by a non-technical person. "Code? I have no idea, grab an Intel manual!" This sounds plausible from someone who would have never heard of github.
- jlgaddis 13y agoNah, the guy probably just looked at his PC, saw the "Intel Inside" sticker and started Googling. It wouldn't have taken him long to find something that looked realistic.
- anigbrowl 13y agoWho are these people who create these "code" snippets anyway? Junior visual FX slaves straight out of art school. Picking it out of an Intel Architecture Manual is the sort of thing you do to neutralize producer/director/supervisor insecurities about authenticity: 'yeah, this is the stuff that the engineers at Intel use, this is as real as it gets.'