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Re:How a CPU works: Bare metal C on my RISC-V toy CPU by LoganDark on Thursday January 26, 2023 @08:14PM (#34541243)
To be fair, all the wires he uses are pre-cut / pre-shaped for the video. The videos are meticulously planned and marvelously executed. Normally hobby projects do not have nearly as much thought put into them.
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Re:How a CPU works: Bare metal C on my RISC-V toy CPU by koromak on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:33AM (#34568984)
I've been taking the time to perfectly measure out all the wires on my 8-bit because I don't mind the monotony, its kind of peaceful. But holy hell it takes a long time.

Its like 95% measuring and cutting, 5% thinking, testing and debugging.

Its a bit of a welcome relief from software, which is 95% thinking and 5% typing. A bit of monotony might be good for the brain.

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