These slides are quite high-level, so I've got to ask: what's the expected benefit of using Rust to implement a kernel? I somehow thought that nearly all interesting concurrency there would not fit into the paradigm of…
> But Windows aims to restrict your workflow to singular proprietary applications like VS. Out of curiosity: how does Microsoft stand in the way of developing with GCC and Clang?
> Kinda funny, but the inverse is true for me. I am forced to use a Macbook at work and shortcuts are a frustrating thing. Do I have to use Cmd + <x> or Ctrl+ <x>? No reason to be confused. You need to use Cmd + <x>,…
Phillip Rogaway gave an interesting invited talk [1] (and an accompanying essay [2]) on a related topic at a cryptography conference in 2015. It is quite an entertaining read, even if you are not a cryptographer. [1]…
> Item 2: You're mentioning Thinkpads. Try a touchpad on OS X, then come back. The difference is enormous. You can actually use the GUI without a mouse and without being annoyed, it's the only laptop/OS combination…
> I bought a lenovo T480 (big battery, higres screen, good keyboard, only the trackpad is shitty) and I installed the shiny ubuntu 18.04 and I have to say, it's the best setup I ever used. If by hires screen you mean…
> - ctrl-a and ctrl-e don't work in most applications, even though these are old school shortcuts that work nearly everywhere on a mac The shortcuts for text fields on Windows are not consistent either, are they? I am…
These slides are quite high-level, so I've got to ask: what's the expected benefit of using Rust to implement a kernel? I somehow thought that nearly all interesting concurrency there would not fit into the paradigm of…
> But Windows aims to restrict your workflow to singular proprietary applications like VS. Out of curiosity: how does Microsoft stand in the way of developing with GCC and Clang?
> Kinda funny, but the inverse is true for me. I am forced to use a Macbook at work and shortcuts are a frustrating thing. Do I have to use Cmd + <x> or Ctrl+ <x>? No reason to be confused. You need to use Cmd + <x>,…
Phillip Rogaway gave an interesting invited talk [1] (and an accompanying essay [2]) on a related topic at a cryptography conference in 2015. It is quite an entertaining read, even if you are not a cryptographer. [1]…
> Item 2: You're mentioning Thinkpads. Try a touchpad on OS X, then come back. The difference is enormous. You can actually use the GUI without a mouse and without being annoyed, it's the only laptop/OS combination…
> I bought a lenovo T480 (big battery, higres screen, good keyboard, only the trackpad is shitty) and I installed the shiny ubuntu 18.04 and I have to say, it's the best setup I ever used. If by hires screen you mean…
> - ctrl-a and ctrl-e don't work in most applications, even though these are old school shortcuts that work nearly everywhere on a mac The shortcuts for text fields on Windows are not consistent either, are they? I am…