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Building and modifying Linux Kernel with Visual Studio

91 points by Morgawr 13y ago

spindritf 13y ago
Featured also yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7459234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7459234 with 85 points and 27 comments.
- Morgawr 13y ago
  I'm sorry I didn't see it, and apparently the link is different too! I'll be more thorough next time I submit a link, my apologies. Oh well, more news won't hurt I hope :)
rootlocus 13y ago
Wasn't this posted yesterday as well?
unmole 13y ago
No, just no! Stop this madness!
- victormx 13y ago
  Lol, i imagined Stallman saying this
  - drivingmenuts 13y ago
    I have to admit - when I first saw this I heard that record scratch sound and the universe stopped for a moment. Technically-speaking, this is pretty cool thing. Socially, this is so wrong on so many levels, I'm surprised no one has done it before. We could probably power a small city with the electricity generated by future-Stallman spinning in his grave over this. Though, we also have to allow that he might become zombie-Stallman.
    - victormx 13y ago
      "We could probably power a small city with the electricity generated by future-Stallman spinning in his grave over this." lol, this part killed me
  - donniezazen 13y ago
    "It's freedom in negative dimension."
  - guyprovost 13y ago
    Jeez.... Why being so religious about technology ? It's only "stuff"
moccajoghurt 13y ago
Why?
- gum_ina_package 13y ago
  Because the Visual Studio debugger is the most advanced, wonderful, and beautiful (if that's a thing) debugger ever written.
  - larrydag 13y ago
    Just step back and think for a minute why that is the case.
    - Mvandenbergh 13y ago
      Is it because Microsoft has always invested heavily in development tools to encourage development of Windows software?
      - rplnt 13y ago
        I don't think that's the case when VS bundle is priced in thousands of dollars. They just want to make good product.
    - sp332 13y ago
      Because it's proprietary, and other debuggers aren't allowed to copy it?
    - lucian1900 13y ago
      If you're implying that it's because code written on/for Windows is more buggy, remove that chip from your shoulder.
      - larrydag 13y ago
        Actually you're right. I stepped over the line. I don't use Windows products but Windows does make incredible software.
erokar 13y ago
I love this. I'm getting more and more OS/tools agnostic these days and appreciate what OSX, Windows and Linux have to offer me.
yiedyie 13y ago
You can use VS for python too: https://pytools.codeplex.com/ https://pytools.codeplex.com/
lampe3 13y ago
no just no! why would you do that....
angersock 13y ago
Now if only I could count on proper C99 support from VS! (never gonna happen...)

91 points by Morgawr 13y ago

Featured also yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7459234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7459234 with 85 points and 27 comments.

Morgawr 13y ago
I'm sorry I didn't see it, and apparently the link is different too! I'll be more thorough next time I submit a link, my apologies. Oh well, more news won't hurt I hope :)

rootlocus 13y ago

Wasn't this posted yesterday as well?

unmole 13y ago

No, just no! Stop this madness!

victormx 13y ago
Lol, i imagined Stallman saying this
- drivingmenuts 13y ago
  I have to admit - when I first saw this I heard that record scratch sound and the universe stopped for a moment. Technically-speaking, this is pretty cool thing. Socially, this is so wrong on so many levels, I'm surprised no one has done it before. We could probably power a small city with the electricity generated by future-Stallman spinning in his grave over this. Though, we also have to allow that he might become zombie-Stallman.
  - victormx 13y ago
    "We could probably power a small city with the electricity generated by future-Stallman spinning in his grave over this." lol, this part killed me
- donniezazen 13y ago
  "It's freedom in negative dimension."
- guyprovost 13y ago
  Jeez.... Why being so religious about technology ? It's only "stuff"

moccajoghurt 13y ago

Why?

gum_ina_package 13y ago
Because the Visual Studio debugger is the most advanced, wonderful, and beautiful (if that's a thing) debugger ever written.
- larrydag 13y ago
  Just step back and think for a minute why that is the case.
  - Mvandenbergh 13y ago
    Is it because Microsoft has always invested heavily in development tools to encourage development of Windows software?
    - rplnt 13y ago
      I don't think that's the case when VS bundle is priced in thousands of dollars. They just want to make good product.
  - sp332 13y ago
    Because it's proprietary, and other debuggers aren't allowed to copy it?
  - lucian1900 13y ago
    If you're implying that it's because code written on/for Windows is more buggy, remove that chip from your shoulder.
    - larrydag 13y ago
      Actually you're right. I stepped over the line. I don't use Windows products but Windows does make incredible software.

erokar 13y ago

I love this. I'm getting more and more OS/tools agnostic these days and appreciate what OSX, Windows and Linux have to offer me.

yiedyie 13y ago

You can use VS for python too: https://pytools.codeplex.com/ https://pytools.codeplex.com/

lampe3 13y ago

no just no! why would you do that....

angersock 13y ago

Now if only I could count on proper C99 support from VS! (never gonna happen...)