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1/ @betancour

@pikuma

still can use Plan9 on linux

2/ @pikuma

@betancour

I mean, we can still use anything in theory. :)

3/ @betancour

@pikuma

yup, but the cognitive load and the desire to simplify decision-making in the face of numerous options, make you biased to choose a confortable option.

4/ @betancour

@pikuma

I tried Plan9 once, but the tiling system is rough, and my mind gets confused using it.

5/ @pikuma

@betancour

My favorite OS to work on was QNX when I did some real-time stuff.

6/ @betancour

@pikuma

I really like using Linux, but I’ve been programming in C on Linux for a year. surprisingly, when I use my Apple computer, the compiler seems easier to work with than on Linux, especially when dealing with the linker.

7/ @betancour

@pikuma

I initially thought that was GCC on my Linux machine, like on Mac that uses Clang, but it turns out I configured Clang on Linux and the experience is identical.