And that's why HN should also consider to look outside of the fast moving tinkerer bubble and realize that if you're trying to sell some white goods profitably there's a reason why the old and tested is used and not the latest shiny.
Hardware development is completely different than web development.
> Risc-V: fully open source processor design, along with a reference implementation and tooling. As far as I know, hardware does not have a history of being free and open.
Yes, it is possible to have more FOSS hardware, but this is not a guarantee. Companies can choose to keep their implementations closed and modify the implementations. RISC-V is permissively licensed afterall.
I really hope companies who implement RISC-V in the future keep open about their implementations, but it isn't a hard requirement.
Ada?
However, "hack" has a broader scope. Old stuff holds way more potential than one might think at first glance.
That "hacker", who digs in to the history will end up doing new stuff on that old stuff, often a "hack" and that can make "news."
:D
Cheers! 8 bits is enough, says my tagline. TGIF!
Rust: native code with very strong safety guarantees and no garbage collection. I have yet to see another language fit that niche.
Risc-V: fully open source processor design, along with a reference implementation and tooling. As far as I know, hardware does not have a history of being free and open.
HN is hacker news after all. People like to tinker. Just because something is tried-and-true doesn't mean it can't be improved on or be re-built for practice.