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Re:Java Turns 25 – Whats Next? [pdf] on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:06AM (#24540928)
this thread does a good job in summarizing java https://twitter.com/cpurdy/status/1261139068672507905

excerpt Nothing competes with Java. Nothing. Because Java wasn't about destroying the competition; Java was about creating a reality that otherwise did not and could not exist. It was about imaging the "what could have been", and then creating that.

Re:Doom 3 in WebAssembly on Friday January 04, 2019 @09:07AM (#18824097)
Impressive man!

Can you talk a bit about the biggest problems you faced?

Also, I'm a bit familiar with the doom 3 code, and the loading a 400mb pk4 file issue can easily be fixed by extracting it and loading/streaming the necessary stuff for each level and such.

Re:Doom 3 in WebAssembly on Friday January 04, 2019 @07:48AM (#18823591)
How long did it take to port?
+1

Also, a more beginner explanation: http://www.warriorsofthe.net/

Excellent book.

If nothing else, the chapter intros are definitely still relevant(informative and hilarious at the same time).

Re:Microsoft Chrome on Thursday October 27, 2016 @02:40AM (#12803286)
This fantastic book talks extensively about it.

https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Empire-Software-Revolution-...

Re:John Carmack on Inlined Code (2014) on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @06:42AM (#12120948)