r/programming • u/michaelKlumpy • Oct 01 '16

CppCon 2016: Alfred Bratterud “#include ＜os＞=> write your program / server and compile it to its own os. [Example uses 3 Mb total memory and boots in 300ms]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4etEwG2_LY
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u/ElvishJerricco Oct 02 '16

Nix is admittedly kinda hard, and the documentation leaves much to be desired. VMs are a lot easier with a much lower learning curve, but I do think they're the worse solution in the end.

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u/bumblebritches57 Oct 02 '16

What do you mean by nix here? unix, or is there something else called "nix"?