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Yes of course, Apple doesn't have to follow it's own rules.

PHP integrates with the server. It does not have the spawn a new process per request like CGI

What would replace it? PHP is unique in that it makes sharing a server trivial and low-resource compared to almost every other solution. A simple example might be that you can run …

AFAIK this is still mostly forbidden by Apple > 2.5.2 Apps should be self-contained in their bundles, and may not read or write data outside the designated container area, nor may …

Debugging some 3rd party library I ran into a "reference a stack object that no longer exists" error. repo #include int* f() { int x = 4; int* xp = &x; return xp; } int main() { in…

IIRC, WebGPU is shipping on Android in ~4 days Safari Technology Preview finally turned it on again. Of course when Apple will ship it on Mac and/or iOS is unknown but at least the…

I'm not suggesting Turbo Pascal was written in Modula2, I'm saying it implemented Modula2, not Pascal. Modula2 is a superset of Pascal. Pascal never had modules AFAIK but Turbo Pas…

This is super true. It's why programmers like writing game engines. It's relatively well defined all the parts needed so it feels like you're making lots of progress when in realit…

I agree with you. I watched some students prototype a simple diplomacy type game on paper first, targeted at phones. On paper people got it, talked to each other, negotiated. On th…

Lords of the Rising Sun was written in Modula2 on the Amiga https://www.google.com/search?q=lords+of+the+rising+sun My understanding (please correct me) is that Turbo Pascal on PC …