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alienmelon, 3 days ago to random

i wrote about ALL the things on my mind lately, and how much it was a blessing to finally go to A MAZE!
"The story of my first A MAZE (and why I wish we had an event dedicated to solo-devs)"
👉 https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-story-of-my-first-a-maze-and-why-i-wish-we-had-an-event-dedicated-to-solo-devs
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sos, 4 days ago to retrocomputing

Look at my $8 flea market haul!

#retrocomputing #soundblaster #msdos #dos #dosgaming

sos, 16 days ago to programming

After 29 years, C++23 finally introduces "print" function.

#programming #cpp

sos, 19 days ago to programming

Every single time I check out one of those upcoming shiny new programming languages that claim to be simple:

#programming #zig

sos, 27 days ago to random

Some of my favourite bits from MS-DOS 4.0 sources in C:

1. Cursed Pascal
2. Witty boolean
3. Variable hell
4. Fdisk full-screen menu visualisations in comments

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sos, 27 days ago to retrocomputing

MS-DOS 4.0 is now open source under MIT licence.

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

#retrodev #retrocomputing #dos #msdos

sos, 1 month ago to programming

I hate when programmers tell other programmers "Don't do this" "Don't do that". Don't listen to these people.

And don't gatekeep other people's code. Let people program however they want.

Worst thing is, person posting this DOES use early return in their code.

I think programmers just think they're better than others. "I can do this, but you can't". Don't be like that. It's not OK.

#programming #coding

sos, 1 month ago to infosec

So, Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 systems and this is a disaster.

How can you push a tool that siphons data to a third party onto a security-critical system?

What privileges does it have upon install? Who thought this is a good idea? And most importantly, who needs this?

#infosec #security #openai #microsoft #windowsserver #copilot

sos, 1 month ago to programming

Some cursed C for Wednesday morning.

#cprogramming #programming

popey, 1 month ago to Banking

I do appreciate my bank sending banking advice via email. With two teenagers, some of these hit home!

#banking #security

sos, 1 month ago to gamedev

Hey, game devs, is transferring 40-50kb of data each frame a dealbreaker for online gaming?

That adds up to 3MB/s (24Mbps). Is this alright?

#gamedev #indiedev #networking #multiplayer

sos, 1 month ago to foss

Hey I need to get LZMA/LZMA2 lib source, where do I get one that's untouched by the scam person?

#foss #lzma

sos, 1 month ago to random

Oh god the xz backdoor seems to have ruined a lot of people’s holiday plans. The timing was definitely deliberate, although I wonder why wasn’t it pushed for Xmas holiday.

You guys alright?

sos, 1 month ago to gamedev

It's been a while since I've done some multiplayer programming.

Can someone link me to some resources in modern trends in multiplayer / onling game programming?

#gamedev #indiedev