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901.
by overgard 2y ago
For what I use C++ for (game development and embedded systems), smart pointers are "good enough". Especially single player games, worst you run into is a crash, or my arduino code writes past a buffer.
902.
by overgard 2y ago
I'm not sure Rust is in the same space as C++, so I'm not sure I'd call it a better C++. I use C++ because I want performance without all the accounting operations that have to happen in C. I try to write my code in a safe wa
903.
by overgard 2y ago
That sounds wild, you can run bash and unix utils on windows with minimal fuss without WSL. Unless that linter truly needed linux (and i mean, vscode extensions are typescript..) that sounds like overkill
904.
by overgard 2y ago
If you mean WSL for containers, macOS needs a VM too. If youre doing C++ macOS dev tools are .. bleak. Great for webdev though
905.
by overgard 2y ago
Pretty neat, but is there any Windows or MacOS support planned? I wouldn't mind renting out my GPU when it's idle, but I don't really want to go through the process of dual booting etc.
906.
by overgard 3y ago
I'm not generally for singling out a person and slinging mud at them, but, I also feel like unless there's a real social cost to acting the way these parasitic executives act, there's little incentive for them to change their
907.
by overgard 3y ago
I switched to DuckDuckGo recently, partially because google results don't seem very good anymore, but also very much because of how hostile it is towards VPNs. I like having a VPN when I'm travelling or on a public wifi as a sensi
908.
by overgard 3y ago
I believe they're refering to the big rip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Rip
909.
by overgard 3y ago
Outside of tiny languages though, pretty much nobody knows the "whole" language. Almost every production language has a ton of quirks that can surprise people who have been using a language for years.
910.
by overgard 3y ago
> 1. Epic isn't a part of a protected class. Please stop adding to the noise of diluting the meaning of the word "discrimination". You're the one that cited right of refusal *shrug* > 2. Epic violated mutually agre
911.
by overgard 3y ago
> Business is an at-will arrangement, at least in the free parts of the world Funny, because part of what makes the free parts of the world "free" is competition, which is exactly what Apple is trying to stifle. Also it's
912.
by overgard 3y ago
What then would be sufficient? Or are you saying it's simply OK for Apple to ban a major company from their app store? Before you say that, keep in mind that Apple has over 50% of smartphone market share -- they aren't "just
913.
by overgard 3y ago
Every large company is, by nature, amoral. All the pro-social stances or whatever are generally just window dressing and PR. Individuals can be moral, but for-profit corporations past a certain size just are too abstract of an entity with t
914.
by overgard 3y ago
I don't really understand the notion that Sweeney's original response was terse or insufficient. He said exactly what needed to be said (good faith effort to follow the rules) succinctly and professionally. Should he have offered
915.
by overgard 3y ago
Definitely just Apple trying to save face. Without the threat of fines and lengthy legal proceedings Apple would not have cared about "epic's commitment to follow the rules"
916.
by overgard 3y ago
That's why I said I realize the gravity isn't the same. I'm trying to point out it's in a similar category, not the same level of importance. Apple might not be a government, but they have a LOT of power and very little
917.
by overgard 3y ago
Maybe I should rephrase that, they're indirectly fighting for our best interest. Obviously their motives are selfish, but their wins are generally good for the rest of us in this context.
918.
by overgard 3y ago
Epic is only a customer because Apple's policies forces them to be.
919.
by overgard 3y ago
I realize the gravity is a lot less here, but consider Civil Rights protests where people intentionally but peacefully broke (bad) laws in protest. I would consider what Epic did in a similar way.
920.
by overgard 3y ago
I find it hard to see Apple being in the right here. While I'm not so naive as to think one company is "good" and the other "bad", I do think that as developers Epic is fighting for our best interests. Apple's
921.
by overgard 3y ago
Sure, but here's the thing, all they really have to do is... nothing. Just leave the old control panel alone and stop making new ones. Make small evolutions, not redesigns. It might not have been brilliant, but once people learned wher
922.
by overgard 3y ago
I think you're overestimating the importance of the revenue generated and underestimating the importance of mindshare and people caring about their system. If the next generation of creators (IE, coders, designers, etc.) grow up on mac
923.
by overgard 3y ago
> This advice boils down to "write good code." Unfortunately, practical advice that goes beyond that is really hard. I don't think that's true. I think a better way to phrase it is "avoid being clever if you don&
924.
by overgard 3y ago
Here's the thing though, the desktop now really is about power users or corporate users, because everyone else just uses cell phones or tablets. So ok, sure, your sales people and your secretaries probably aren't going to care abo
925.
by overgard 3y ago
You're kind of missing the point, which is that they obviously are putting a lot of effort in (we're talking about changes they're making, not stagnation), and actively making things worse. And in doing so they're object
926.
by overgard 3y ago
My suspicion is that it has nothing to do with what users want, it's just a way to sell ad space essentially. I mean right now my "Widgets", which I never open, evidently has a bunch of news sites I never look at, coupons, so
927.
by overgard 3y ago
I dunno man, with Steam on linux and most of the major game engines making porting easy (or at least moving in that direction) I have very few reasons to stick with Windows anymore. At this point it's basically Photoshop and Fusion 360
928.
by overgard 3y ago
So, you're saying that losing 21% of their OS market share by actively pissing off their customers shouldn't be seen as a problem? OS stagnation would be an improvement compared to what they're currently doing.
929.
by overgard 3y ago
I think the end result is less people using the desktop overall (ie, just relying on tablets and phones), which in my opinion is a catastrophe since phones and tablets are generally consumption devices rather than creative devices (sorry, I
930.
by overgard 3y ago
Well in 2013 Windows had a 90% market share for desktop PC's, and now it's evidently down to 69%... so yeah, I'd say they have a problem. (Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218089/global-ma

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