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Re:Lightstorm: Minimalistic Ruby Compiler by Bolwin on Monday December 30, 2024 @10:27PM (#42556150)
Amir on why they didn't go with crystal

https://ruby.social/@amirrajan/113655343888344967

Re:Lightstorm: Minimalistic Ruby Compiler by brigandish on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @01:06AM (#42556791)
That's a bit light on the details, and I can't make any sense of "To use stdio even you literally need kernel-level privileges on Console.", C's stdio doesn't require special privileges to use, nor does Crystal's, afaik.

Maybe someone else will know that means.

Re:Lightstorm: Minimalistic Ruby Compiler by remexre on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @02:08AM (#42557042)
I think Console is as in XBox or PlayStation, not as in the kind of application.
Re:Lightstorm: Minimalistic Ruby Compiler by brigandish on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @10:32AM (#42566602)
Ah, the use of Germanic uppercased nouns in English sent me the wrong way. Thanks.
Re:Lightstorm: Minimalistic Ruby Compiler by amirrajan on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @06:27AM (#42558071)
More poignant examples would be `dirent.h` and `system`. Getting access to the file system on a console, or the ability to start up a process out of band is not allowed.