thaliaarchi·2 年前·議論The current article[0] says:> Excel 2.0 was released a month before Windows 2.0, and the installed base of Windows was so low at that point in 1987 that Microsoft had to bundle a runtime version of Windows 1.0 with Excel 2.0.[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel
thaliaarchi·2 年前·議論That feeling seems common in hindsight. Everything seems easier, once all the problems have been solved. Related, I enjoy the author's sense of humor:> I made a prototype and, lo and behold, it was in fact slow, as predicted. (I’m smart.)And in another article[0], describing an inefficient collision algorithm:> Mojang’s decision never crossed my mind. I guess I’m not a real programmer.[0]: https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/ru/minecraft-compares-arrays-...
thaliaarchi·5 年前·議論Is Redact affiliated with the EFF? The prominent “Support the EFF” banner suggests so, but the FAQ makes no mention.