AdmiralBell @AdmiralBell@witches.town

C was a mistake. Even in the 70s there were better programming languages. But, the outsized influence of AT&T and the popularity of Unix meant that they C won out. For four decades buffer overruns have reigned.

The industry is finally pulling itself out of the Dark Age of C. All major new languages are embracing strong safety guarantees and powerful type systems. The one exception is Go.

Rob Pike and Ken Thompson, both formerly of Bell Labs, are back with a new terrible programming language. Go has a pathetic type system, an astounding disregard for safety, and the backing of a massive tech company. It will ruin the next 40 years. 👿

@TipsyTentacle Ask what her favorite distro is!

@TipsyTentacle I'll do this the next time I see you. <3

@TipsyTentacle I knew Peter Thiel was an alien!

@msk
Gulag for all brocialists.

@TipsyTentacle she saw right through you

@lanodan_wtch
One translation might be "those guys" or "these guys". "Guys" is masculine of course, but the phrase is used all the time for mixed gender groups.
I don't know of a way to convey the same meaning in a single word.

@enkiv2 @Azure @USBhump @kellerfuchs @gnupluslinux
How would we categorize WSL? Is it Windows, because it's built on the NT kernel? Is it a GNU/Linux, because it presents the Ubuntu shell? Is it its own operating system? Or is it something else entirely?

My bus driver is using the PA system to complain about other drivers who skip stops and screw him/riders over. .-.

@TipsyTentacle The Earth is hollow, and we're the ones on the inside!

@TipsyTentacle They're great to sit around and riff with a friend

@mallaidh But the catch was the food was all really salty, and there were no free drinks.

Sharing what's bothering you with someone you care about and feeling heard is the best thing. :3

My apartment is too small and I have too much stuff. Getting rid of things is often more satisfying than getting new things.