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0 pointspjmlp5y ago0 comments

You mean as threads used to gracefully crash each other?

BeOS was an interesting OS, 20 years ago, its time is due, API frozen and just like Oberon and Amiga, only usefull for nostalgic purposes.

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Jkvngt5y ago· 2 in thread

Frozen APIs are a blessing, not a curse. The only way forward is to constrain developers to a well-known standard set of tools and interfaces. We've seen what happens when they just get turned loose.

desktopninja5y ago

Yup! Honestly feels like the industry as a whole has lost the plot.

pjmlpOP5y ago

I have a Pentium here to sell, if you feel so inclined.

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