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For now, there are so many unknowns in the equation, that users have no choice but to rely on vendor's authority, which means centralization.
Don't tell me it's theoretically impossible because it's possible in almost every other area.
A solution for game assets building. Ideally it would be possible to build all assets (maps, models, textures, binaries) in a game from source files to the format that's distributed to people. Unfortunately due to the build times for certain things like maps it's not feasible to rebuild everything before every release. Combined with the fact that the files are relatively large means that we can't store everything in…
As for the git problem, why not use svn or perforce for the game assets? They handle binaries much better than git does.
I wish that webcams on laptops had open-source hardware and also a hardware switch, which connects and disconnects the webcam from the laptop (and thanks to open source hardware you can be sure, that the switch has no "back-door"). Turining that switch off and on would be much easier than putting the duct tape off and on all the time. Similar hardware switch would be useful for cameras and microphones in smartphones.…
I really miss the laptops that had physical switches and the little sliding camera covers. I'd even settle for a good case that just covers/muffles all of that.
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Does the development environment have to be housed entirely on the phone itself? I ask because phones are too underpowered for most dev work. But, cloud technology is getting to the point where you can play AAA video games remotely with low latency using a modest computer as a client. To extend on what you have, I think it would be really cool to have a phone app that brings up a remotely-hosted triple monitor dev en…
Cloud is problematic because of cost of bandwidth and storage compared to local solutions. Until bandwidth is actually plentiful, uncapped, and cheap, I would rather have a local solution.
I'll admit, having a self contained setup would be nicer, but that's not going to happen until batteries get much denser or phones get a lot more efficient.
A programming language and toolset that could transpile to human readable code for just about every popular/mainstream language out there. The closest I've seen is Haxe. This would be great for sharing business logic between different platforms. Right now it's a fragmented mess of tools of various quality, many using regexes to get you only 90% there. For example pretty much everything can transpile very well to Java…
What is wrong with C++ for that? Works fine but maybe you have a specific case? What about C# or F#? That works fine as well for that purpose.
But even if all that worked smoothly, what if I want to move my logic to PHP as well? I know, now I'm getting crazy, but that's what the poster asked for :)
A browser on Linux that just works and doesn't use up all my RAM. Basically like Chromium a year ago? before they removed support for Hangouts and I had to switch to Chrome. Which crashes all the time, usually when using Hangouts.
A secure communication technology that is understandable (after reading some mans) and verifiable by an average user, without being infosec expert. For now, there are so many unknowns in the equation, that users have no choice but to rely on vendor's authority, which means centralization. Don't tell me it's theoretically impossible because it's possible in almost every other area.
You know how the iPod is now this tiny little clip on chip with earphones? I want a phone like that. No app, no "smart this or that" - just a phone, with an contact list. The thing can to voice calls and SMS ONLY. It's a real cellular phone, but without all the crap, and a monthly use cost of under $20. Make that, and you'll see a revolution.
If you just want cheap service, you can already get that with a full-fledged smartphone with data. I pay less than $20/month with Ting, and I'm sure you can get similar deals with other MVNOs. You can't constantly stream YouTube videos all month long for that price though; you get that kind of bill by not using your phone that much, and doing a lot of your talking over WiFi using VoIP apps.
And you can get "burner" flip-phones for next to nothing anyway which will do exactly what you want here. If people really wanted stripped-down phones that much, those flip-phones would be extremely popular, but they're just not. There's no "revolution" to be had here.
haskell on rails. the amazing static typing, binary compilation, etc of haskell, with a large ecosystem and monolith framework (like rails) behind it. haskell's community's focus on challenging, technical, scientific or mathematical problems has left normal web developers plainly not using it. but as our rails codebase has grown, it's hard to identify refactoring issues outside of obessive and overlapping unit tests.…