Jesse Skinner :javascript: on Nostr: "Formative Experiences: - Wrote first virus at 13 (sorry about that) - Learned Unix ...

"Formative Experiences:

- Wrote first virus at 13 (sorry about that)
- Learned Unix from crusty sysadmins who spoke in grep
- Witnessed the birth of Linux from Usenet flame wars
- Still have PTSD from null pointer segfaults
- Never recovered from discovering K&R C

Key Lessons:

- Hardware is truth
- Memory is sacred
- Cycles are precious
- Complexity kills
- KISS or die

Now excuse me while I go optimize this bootloader in hex..."