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This is interesting ... LoseThos Operating System
Tekzel:
Now, it is probably the most focused purpose OS I have ever seen. It is an OS that the author describes as a modern day Commodore 64 OS. The entire OS is built on a C compiler and compiles the OS at boot time for the required components to boot, then JITs the rest as needed. Its actually quite fascinating, I have just watched the videos. Part of the fun of the videos for me are listening to the author describe things. He is unintentionally hilarious at times. My favorite snippet so far that absolutely cracked me up was on the video "InstallBoot(): Compiling the kernel" he was talking about setting up a RAM disk and said something like "I have 12 gig, I have nothing better to do than make ram disks...".
Anyway if anyone is interested check it out at http://www.losethos.com/
I am just having a good time listening to his videos in the background. haha. It is a very interesting project though.
mouser:
Love it.. It's like an alternate universe combining the past and future, set in the 1950s.
mouser:
Every programmer who dreamed of writing their own compiler or operating system should watch that video. It's a real hackers delight.. everything created from scratch and for the pure joy of doing so.
mouser:
For me these things are important reminders that there is real pure joy to be had in creating something yourself -- regardless if someone else has already done it before and better than you. I'm not saying you can take that approach on all projects -- most of the time the smart thing is to avoid re-inventing the wheel if your goal is to slay a dragon. But sometimes the real joy of coding can be found in creating something from the ground up with your own hands.
Tekzel:
For me these things are important reminders that there is real pure joy to be had in creating something yourself -- regardless if someone else has already done it before and better than you. I'm not saying you can take that approach on all projects -- most of the time the smart thing is to avoid re-inventing the wheel if your goal is to slay a dragon. But sometimes the real joy of coding can be found in creating something from the ground up with your own hands.
-mouser (December 14, 2009, 12:34 PM)
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Absolutely, and even if you can't always take that approach, its often good to write something you want just for the fun of it. Even if others have already done it better than you can hope to.
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