Here is all the junk that a tiny indie pixel game has to do just to think about building a Linux executable: https://utopixel.games/en/blog/building-outer-wonders-for-linux/ … Windows used to be much better, but their modern spirit of embracing Linux seems to lead them to add similar problems to Windows.
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Imagine how much more programmable Linux would be if it never had .so files.
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Replying to @Jonathan_Blow
I think the culprits are high fragmentation among distros, and GNU's tendency to add hidden complexity for no good reason. Theoretically, a .so file is just a dictionary from symbols to text content, right? It's just that there are millions of lines of bad code surrounding them.
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Replying to @EKokemoor @Jonathan_Blow
Also, I know you don't like talking to doofuses so let me tell you up front that I don't have a very deep understanding of the topic.
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Replying to @EKokemoor @Jonathan_Blow
"hidden complexity for no good reason" is indeed a reliable indicator of ignorance
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Replying to @ThunderchildCh1 @Jonathan_Blow
Hidden complexity for no good reason is the whole point of the conversation, so this is, like, not a good point to make.
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I blocked that dude. Dunning-Kruger combined with rudeness is especially unwelcome in my feed.
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