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0 pointslarsberg11y ago0 comments

> I guess it's no surprise that microsoft software has a human-edited source file that's over 35000 lines...

IIRC, it was originally machine-generated... from LISP code written by David Bacon, under contract from the then-GC owner Patrick Dussud.

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lispm11y ago

Holy crap, do you have a link that explains that in more detail? That sounds amazing.

Cyph0n11y ago

I'm sorry, what? That sounds awesome.

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lispm11y ago

Holy crap, do you have a link that explains that in more detail? That sounds amazing.

Cyph0n11y ago

I'm sorry, what? That sounds awesome.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointslarsberg11y ago0 comments

> I guess it's no surprise that microsoft software has a human-edited source file that's over 35000 lines...

IIRC, it was originally machine-generated... from LISP code written by David Bacon, under contract from the then-GC owner Patrick Dussud.