blackbeard334

https://9p.io/sources/plan9/sys/src/

this thread does a good job in summarizing java https://twitter.com/cpurdy/status/1261139068672507905

excerpt Nothing competes with Java. Nothing. Because Java wasn't about destroying the competition; Java was about creating a reality that otherwise did not and could not exist. It was about imaging the "what could have been", and then creating that.

Reminds me of this for some reason.

https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/14/10123754/john-romero-supe...

Impressive man!

Can you talk a bit about the biggest problems you faced?

Also, I'm a bit familiar with the doom 3 code, and the loading a 400mb pk4 file issue can easily be fixed by extracting it and loading/streaming the necessary stuff for each level and such.

How long did it take to port?

667

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Also, a more beginner explanation: http://www.warriorsofthe.net/

Excellent book.

If nothing else, the chapter intros are definitely still relevant(informative and hilarious at the same time).

This fantastic book talks extensively about it.

https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Empire-Software-Revolution-...

http://www.godtower.com

Nerd rage: https://youtu.be/JjDsP5n2kSM?t=13m41s