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Re:RyujinX – Open Source Nintendo Switch Emulator by 0xcde4c3db on Thursday August 31, 2023 @09:10AM (#37336620)
> just hacking nights and weekends for 2 years straight?

Yes. Believe it or not, the primary author of the ARM translation engine used in the other major Switch emulator is a medical doctor ("IRL white mage", as she sometimes puts it).

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Re:RyujinX – Open Source Nintendo Switch Emulator by geswit2x on Thursday August 31, 2023 @10:16AM (#37337498)
> the primary author of the ARM translation engine

Could you share more info about this?

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Re:RyujinX – Open Source Nintendo Switch Emulator by mmebane on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:10AM (#37338403)
They're probably referring to dynarmic: https://github.com/merryhime/dynarmic
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Re:RyujinX – Open Source Nintendo Switch Emulator by elteto on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:13PM (#37342285)
Con Kolivas, a well-known Linux kernel contributor and hacker, is an anesthesiologist [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Kolivas

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