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  • who@feddit.orgtoLinux@lemmy.worldWhy I'm breaking up with Windows
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    13 days ago

    the development experience for native software has sucked for a long time.

    For as long as Windows has existed, I have found its APIs to be noisy, awkward, and generally unpleasant to use. It was a major part of why I switched my development focus to Unix a long time ago. I guess this is a matter of personal taste; I wonder how you’ll feel about the APIs more commonly used on Linux after five or ten years of using them full-time.

    Despite a few niggles (I don’t care for Bourne-style shell syntax or Windows shell syntax) I have found my productivity to be better and more enjoyable since the switch. Nowadays, benefits include everything that comes with an open-source ecosystem, like the software install/update model of Linux distros, and the ability to solve or work around library/OS problems myself if I can’t wait for someone else to fix something.

    And, of course, having a privacy-respecting platform for myself and my users is important to me.

    In short, I’m happier here. Welcome.

    By the way, if you do cross-platform desktop app development, give Qt a try. It does an excellent job overall.





  • who@feddit.orgtoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    21 days ago

    Diablo Canyon, California’s sole remaining nuclear power plant, has been left for dead on more than a few occasions over the last decade or so, and is currently slated to begin a lengthy decommissioning process in 2029.

    So this AI is apparently not operating a nuclear plant, which would be concerning.

    For now, the artificial intelligence tool named Neutron Enterprise is just meant to help workers at the plant navigate extensive technical reports and regulations — millions of pages of intricate documents from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that go back decades — while they operate and maintain the facility.

    Ah, that makes more sense. I hope it doesn’t end up leading humans away from correct understanding of safety regulations.