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cynical_german

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    Comment #43732488

    One thing I want to add to the other (so far) good responses: They also seem to build Jai for a means to an end, which is: they are actively developing a game engine with it (to be…

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    Comment #43726666

    wow... I did not get that _at all_ ; opinionated maybe, do I have to share all these opinions to the degree to which they've been expressed? No, but condescending? To whom? To duck…

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    Comment #43665016

    I'm saying package managers automate dependency hell and software is and will be less stable & more bloated as a consequence. And one should know how to write a csv parser and yes,…

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    Comment #43664797

    "rust import csv-parser" "you've installed 89 packages" why is my executable 20 mb, not as performant as a 50 kb C file & doesn't build a year later if I try to build with 89 new v…

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    Comment #43664646

    I do, and will, the industry does and will, for at least a few more decades. And I even enjoy doing so (with C; C++ is more forced upon me, but that'll be the case for some time to…

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    Comment #43664637

    Yes, but there is material covering all of those aspects with implementations in C plus libraries plus ecosystem support! From teaching material to real world reference implementat…

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    Comment #43664435

    Oh my... Are you serious? I'm almost triggered by this. A book about algorithms or data structures from 20 years ago has nothing more to teach? 3D game engine design from 20 years …

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    Comment #43664250

    what a weird take to me... C has DECADES of high quality teaching material in form of books, university courses, plenty of which is freely available with a bit of searching. And, i…

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