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0 pointskatastic8y ago0 comments

Skyrim actually runs in a VM. So it's already futuristic. And still crashes like a piece of crap written.

I think the 2nd or 3rd STALKER (or all) run in VM as well and... crash and corrupt saves like crazy.

And for those who don't get how it's related. A VM is "supposed" to be pretty damn crash-proof and "safer" much like functional languages. But that doesn't stop deadlines and bad coding practices from creating broken products.

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nine_k8y ago

Every Java program runs on a VM. It does not magically prevent sloppy Java code from crashing. It does prevent a lot of memory errors typical for sloppy C code, though.

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0 pointskatastic8y ago0 comments

Skyrim actually runs in a VM. So it's already futuristic. And still crashes like a piece of crap written.

I think the 2nd or 3rd STALKER (or all) run in VM as well and... crash and corrupt saves like crazy.

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nine_k8y ago

Every Java program runs on a VM. It does not magically prevent sloppy Java code from crashing. It does prevent a lot of memory errors typical for sloppy C code, though.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse