Anti-Tivoization is once again rearing its ugly head in the OpenSource world. I have never understood the mindset of busting other people’s things then expecting them to fix the things…
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Checking return values
Yes, I had to post one more, hopefully shorter, rant on logger.c. This has to do with “checking return values” in OpenSource code. #ifndef MSG_NOSIGNAL # define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0 #endif…
It’s okay to hate the 12 year old boys who write the bulk of OpenSource code
Even if their biological clock states they are north of 40, they never got past 12 when it comes to coding. In case you can’t see the featured image, the…
Question From a Reader
The following question came in from a reader who happened to catch one of my posts on a programming email list. ==== As usual, I quite enjoy your detailed analysis…
The getkey Trap
This topic came up on my Jed mailing list the other day and, once again, I got in touch with my inner Bill. Your inner Bill? Yes, that cranky old…