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Simpler "Hello World" Demonstrated In C 582

Posted by kdawson from the non-obfuscated dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Wondering where all that bloat comes from, causing even the classic 'Hello world' to weigh in at 11 KB? An MIT programmer decided to make a Linux C program so simple, she could explain every byte of the assembly. She found that gcc was including libc even when you don't ask for it. The blog shows how to compile a much simpler 'Hello world,' using no libraries at all. This takes me back to the days of programming bare-metal on DOS!"

Comment Re:Modern-Day Galileo (Score 1) 1747

by ReinoutS (#30403556) Attached to: The Science Credibility Bubble

This happens wherever people's livelihood depends on Government Grants. Invariably, someone will end up committing fraud to keep getting the grants.

And what makes you think the situation would be better if people's livelihood depended on non-government grants? Are you suggesting that the private sector is a shiny beacon of objectivity that wouldn't ever want something "proven" for them?

Comment Re:Modern-Day Galileo (Score 1) 1747

by ReinoutS (#30402942) Attached to: The Science Credibility Bubble

And when perfectly legitimate questions are posed, by perfectly reasonable people, the answer tends not to be scientific debate, but rather arguments from authority, personal attacks, handwaving, etc.

Care to provide some evidence backing up that assertion? I have seen a number of reports on researchers who have taken the time to invalidate skeptics' claims with facts and hard data (including all the "climategate" emails). What "personal attacks, handwaving etc." are you talking about?

Comment Re:I think Mandriva is getting a raw deal from us. (Score 1) 267

by ReinoutS (#29994940) Attached to: Mandriva Linux 2010 Is Finally Out

Ubuntu has the largest and most active community, the biggest software repositories and for me (I'm a Gnome user) one of the most polished and well working environments. It also tends to stay stable over time and has a regular 6 months upgrade cycle.

However, I'll be happy to take Mandriva for a spin again

You should. Mandriva's implementation of Gnome is second to none (and much less modified than Ubuntu's, I might add).

Comment Re:Yes, dissolve the EU. (Score 3, Informative) 255

by ReinoutS (#28888977) Attached to: The Pirate Bay Ordered To Block Dutch Users
Totally agree. Furthermore, *thanks* to the EU there is the European Court of Human Rights that one can turn to when all regular courts have failed you. If I recall correctly, Intel even announced recently they would appeal their antitrust fine there. That court has delivered some important verdicts in the past few decades.
Java

Submission + - Wicket 1.4 "takes type safety to the next leve (apache.org)

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ReinoutS
ReinoutS writes: "The developers of the Apache Wicket web framework have unveiled version 1.4. Wicket stands out from other Java web frameworks because it doesn't require any XML configuration or knowledge of template languages like JSP. The new release uses generics for added type safety, doesn't require separate Spring modules any longer, and features updated APIs compatible with Java 5 idioms."

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