John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD source code

Re:John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD sourc... by mrspeaker on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:18PM (#23227147)

Counterpoint (just to manage expectations - you should read it for sure!): I was hyped to read the book, but ended up finding it a bit tedious. The technical parts were not technical enough (sometimes flat-out wrong, or maybe, naive sounding?) and the rock star parts got repetitive (even a lot of the same phrases used over and over). Still great fun, but not as good as I'd hoped.

I'd recommend Fabien Sanglards's Wolfenstein and Doom books (https://fabiensanglard.net/gebbwolf3d/). These go into WAY TOO MUCH technical info (in a great way!), but don't cover any of the hilarious rock-star antics.

My secret wish is someone would re-write Masters Of Doom to be 25% more Game Engine Black Book, and fix up some of the prose!

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Re:John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD sourc... by 0-_-0 on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:58PM (#23227614)

>I'd recommend Fabien Sanglards's Wolfenstein and Doom books (https://fabiensanglard.net/gebbwolf3d/). These go into WAY TOO MUCH technical info (in a great way!), but don't cover any of the hilarious rock-star antics.

The Doom book does mention Romero getting locked into his office one day and Carmack cutting down the door with a battleaxe, but I didn't mind knowing that detail. (There's a picture too)

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Re:John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD sourc... by kristopolous on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:05PM (#23227693)

I've been going through computer themed historical narratives; soul of a new machine, where wizards stay up late, doom, startup, just for fun...

The doom book is pretty forgettable and so is Linus's... I'll go take my cyanide pill now.

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Re:John Carmack is reading and contributing to OpenBSD sourc... by anyfoo on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:00PM (#23227635)

Thanks, ordered it immediately. Technical "history" books are fantastic, and knowing it's by Fabien Sanglard...

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