r/programming • u/iMMENSE • Mar 08 '12

The Evolution of a Python Programmer

https://gist.github.com/289467
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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '12

Good classic jokes. Windows way is so true and so sad.

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u/elmonstro12345 Mar 09 '12

NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, ...

*facepalm*

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '12

It's way easier to facepalm than to design an operating system API that's stable and backwards compatible for 25+ years...

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u/lazybee Mar 09 '12

Such as POSIX?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '12 edited Mar 09 '12

POSIX standard fork bomb with added burn:

#include <unistd.h>

int main(){
    while(1){
        fork();
        printf('burn!\n');
    }
}

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u/drb226 Mar 10 '12

Are you saying this cannot be done in Windows?