> The prize is running out of PIDs
On a tangent, a job interview question for a systems programmer.
For a trivial fork bomb¹, explain what will happen _and_ estimate how long it will take (on hardware of your choice).
¹ For example,
#!/bin/sh
$0 & $0 &
For extra credit, explain what difference, if any, it will make if that is replaced by an equivalent program written in Common Lisp, Java, or Python.
Building your own debugger is a powerful way to understand Linux internals.
From forking and tracing to handling signals and interacting with registers, you'll gain practical insight into how debuggers actually work.
It’s also a solid exercise in writing clean, testable C++ systems code.
#programming #systemsProgramming #software #commonLisp #sitcalc #emacs #eepitch
https://screwlisp.small-web.org/complex/my-eepitch-send-actions-and-the-situation-calculus/
I relate #Sandewall's call for situation calculus actions and the shared environment / database to be moved into the kernel viz my #literateProgramming emacs useage.
People always said emacs /was/ the operatingsystem, didn't they.
Particularly, computer programs various send requests for actions to the emacs server where they are also seen playing out at they actually happen in real time.
#programming #softwareEngineering article https://screwlisp.small-web.org/programming/tangle/ #commonLisp #asdf #systemsProgramming #series #pathnames #packaging
Really simple... Sort of... But so intricate to write. I deal with (writing a smidge of #interactive #lazyEvaluation #functionalProgramming ) :
- Tangling markdown into an asdf :class :package-inferred-system lisp system
- Doing so with scan-file and collect-file from series
- Working with lisp’s make-pathname directories.
still out here, i am open for #freelance work!
#webdev, #systemsProgramming, #UI, whatever!
my studio: https://lightcrystal.systems
code forge: https://forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix
my personal space: https://nilfm.cc
lets connect! #fediHire
#Introduction post (2.0)!
Hi I'm Stefanie! I've been doing software for 20+ years. I'm big into #OpenSource, #mobile (especially #Android), and #SystemsProgramming. Once upon a time I started a software project called #CyanogenMod (now #LineageOS) that freed millions of #Android phones.
#Introduction post!
Hi I'm Stefanie! I've been doing software for 20+ years. I'm big into #OpenSource, #mobile (especially #Android), and #SystemsProgramming. Currently director of engineering at #Mason in #Seattle. Once upon a time I started a software project called #CyanogenMod (now #LineageOS) that freed millions of #Android phones. I spend my free time producing music, skating, raising 3 kids, and playing #RollerDerby (my derby name is Bliss Banshee). 
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