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Post #13381 104
How 2004 RuneScape fit a multiplayer RPG into 56k dial-up
https://jkm.dev/posts/how-2004-runescape-fit-a-multiplayer-rpg-into-56k-dialup/

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jkm.dev How 2004 RuneScape fit a multiplayer RPG into 56k dial-up · jkm.dev In 2004 I played too much RuneScape on a 56k modem that died the moment Mum picked up the phone. A 3D world, up to a couple of thousand players on a server, dozens on screen at once - in the browser, on 5 kilobytes per second. It worked. Let’s follow a single…
Post #13380 89
Based on various scientific studies, it takes at least 10-15 minutes for programmer to get back into the "zone" after an interruption. There are interesting resumption strategies for interrupted programming tasks.
https://contextkeeper.io/blog/the-real-cost-of-an-interruption-and-context-switching/

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ContextKeeper Programmer Interrupted: The Real Cost of Interruption and Context Switching Interruptions and context switching are the two most costly factors that directly impact a programmer's daily productivity. Although there is no permanent way to avoid them, there are some interesting strategies to minimize their impact. The Cost of an Interruption…
Post #13374 88
Hardware researcher spins up 'CPU deoptimization' project to find the slowest single x86 instruction, creates hall of shame — worst offender takes 198 billion cycles spanning 62 seconds to execute
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/hardware-researcher-spins-up-cpu-deoptimization-project-to-find-the-slowest-machine-code-worst-offender-takes-198-billion-cycles-to-execute

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Tom's Hardware Hardware researcher spins up 'CPU deoptimization' project to find the slowest single x86 instruction, creates hall of shame — worst… Ironically, new advanced instruction sets could make for even slower commands.
Post #13371 70
Squeak 6.1 (a modern Smalltalk programming environment implemented in itself) was released!
https://squeak.org/release_notes/6.1/

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Squeak/Smalltalk Squeak 6.1 Release Notes These release notes are optimized for viewing inside Squeak, as they contain a lot of interactive examples. On this page, interactive links open in SqueakJS, which is a browser-based Smalltalk VM with some limitations. For the best experience, download Squeak…
Post #13366 104
A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Roséen
https://refp.se/articles/your-shell-and-the-lazy-exclamation-mark

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refp.se A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Roséen - refp.se Event designators have been hiding in not-so-plain-sight since the late 1970s — so powerful that forgetting might be part of a massive conspiracy to wear out developer keyboards faster than otherwise.
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