pseidemann's comments

On: Zig by Example

[pseidemann]

If you want to learn systems programming, I can recommend learning C. If you want to learn a programming language which allows systems programming, I guess Rust is not a bad choice. But it might be less helpful if the systems basics are unknown.

[jdw64 → pseidemann]

I'm an industrial equipment programmer, so I do see C quite often. Actually, aside from C, it's just that when I first learned programming in college, I started with C. I thought that was only natural, but I guess I didn't explain enough. Inside my own head, C just feels like a given.

[pseidemann → jdw64]

If you know C well already, there is nowhere to go deeper systems-wise, apart from assembly. Maybe you mean higher as in more abstract? Rust is pretty abstract compared to C. Zig not so much by design. If you want to try something else entirely paradigm-wise, maybe something like Haskell could be interesting to you, or if type systems interest you, TypeScript's is quite sophisticated.

[pepa65 → jdw64]

In that case, definitely learn Rust, it will expand your thinking about programming and be useful. Zig would just be too similar to C.

On: Automatic Programming

[pseidemann]

AI is like an instrument which can be played in various ways, different styles and intensities.

One might say it's spec strumming.

On: Claude Code daily benchmarks for degradation tracking

[pseidemann]

What is "level of quality"? Doesn't this apply to any product?

[chrisjj → pseidemann]

In this case, it is benchmark performance. See the root post.

On: Winapp, the Windows App Development CLI

[pseidemann]

How is such a product decision even possible? Genuinely curious.

[pixelpoet → pseidemann]

Ask the marketing department that destroyed one of the most famous brands on earth, MS Office, and renamed it to "Microsoft Copilot 365 app": https://office.com

[luckman212 → pixelpoet]

This is so bad it doesn't even seem humanly possible. Maybe this decision was made by Copilot itself.

[pixelpoet → luckman212]

One could say the error was [puts on shades]... unprompted.

[tomaytotomato → pixelpoet]

https://youtu.be/DA1-haV0qWU

[cobolexpert → luckman212]

Copilot wanting to name everything Copilot is a funny thought, for some reason.

On: Why does SSH send 100 packets per keystroke?

[pseidemann]

Performing with highly elevated privileges? (Joke)

[jabedude → pseidemann]

ssh the protocol doesn't imply any privileges of any kind

[raggi → jabedude]

Unless you leave your ssh agent on, then it very much does.

On: Can you slim macOS down?

[pseidemann]

Perfectly working drivers.

As a power user, I want to use, not to fix, my tools.

I might tinker sometimes, but that is unrelated for me.

[oneeyedpigeon → pseidemann]

Exactly this. The question pretends that there is a whole group of "power users" who all do the same thing, but that couldn't be further from the truth IMO. There are users like me who program and don't want to spend forever configuring audio driers, etc. There are power users who like to tinker. And there are people who do a bit of both, to every extent on the scale.

On: Prediction markets are ushering in a world in which news becomes about gambling

[pseidemann]

Isn't this just the result of unregulated capitalism?

On: American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis

[pseidemann]

United Statesians just doesn't sound as nice as Canadians or Mexicans.

On: American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis

[pseidemann]

Imports are needed and important, not "bad". Most countries import goods. Why? Because not everyone produces everything. That is how society started and still works today.

On: PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

[pseidemann]

You can always long-press the on/off button to force a power cycle.

[1718627440 → pseidemann]

Or just pull out the battery.