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Latest Comments by ShadMessa
Train finally returns to Counter-Strike 2 in the latest big update
14 Nov 2024 at 6:48 pm UTC Likes: 1

Props to the devs the performance is amazing with all the effect definitely the best looking Source 2 map thus far

Steam breaks 38 million concurrent users for the first time
23 Sep 2024 at 2:53 pm UTC Likes: 1

at least 5 million are bot account.

Valve make even more changes for Steam store pages
17 Sep 2024 at 1:22 am UTC

you didn't play frost punk ? are you really a gamer ?

Acer enter the handheld PC gaming race with the Nitro Blaze 7
4 Sep 2024 at 4:36 pm UTC Likes: 2

It will be 900$+ just like every other handheld pc with those specs. In my opinion it cannot compete with the steam deck
the Nitro will have better performance but at the cost of battery life and at that price I'd rather just get a laptop or a deck, and that's not even talking about the ecosystem.

Deadlock from Valve no longer a secret - store page is up and we can finally talk about it
25 Aug 2024 at 12:33 pm UTC

The game is complicated I don't like mobas but man the performance is good.

Popular multiplayer code editor Zed gets a Linux release
11 Jul 2024 at 8:34 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: wvstolzing
Quoting: TheSHEEEP
Quoting: dmoonfireAs opposed to being self-hosted network services first and happen to have an instance for those who don't want to manage a hosted ve4aion themselves.
That's still paid-for, you just pay someone else for the hosting, not the editor dev.

Quoting: ShadMessaMultiplayer what's a multiplayer code editor ???
Multiple people editing a file at the same time while seeing what the others are doing.

It's been a bit of a fad recently. You know, the kind of thing executives get super giddy about, but most actual developers roll their eyes when they aren't looking ;)

There are of some cases where it can be useful (say debugging an especially nasty bug or ironing out interfaces, etc.).
And it is nice to not have to deal with merge issues in case two people edited the same file at the same time.
But overall I'd say it's a nice little thing, but has the distinct taste of a solution looking for a problem. I've been doing this coding thing for 15+ years and don't think I ever thought "boy, I wish someone else could also edit this file right now".

Plus who the hell wants to have someone else (potentially) looking over their shoulder all the time while coding? :grin::grin::grin:
There's this new latex alternative markup language for scientific papers: https://typst.app/ [External Link] -- it also comes with a collaborative web app, etc. The demo video on the webpage is absolutely hilarious IMHO. It supposedly shows a bunch of people 'collaborating' on a document. Though all I see is people editing out their peer's words in real time in a way that resembles the 'DUCK SEASON / RABBIT SEASON' bit from Bugs Bunny.
No mathematician will EVER use a "multiplayer" editor for their papers. I know people who don't even use a connected device.

Popular multiplayer code editor Zed gets a Linux release
11 Jul 2024 at 8:25 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: TheSHEEEP
Quoting: ShadMessaMultiplayer what's a multiplayer code editor ???
Multiple people editing a file at the same time while seeing what the others are doing.

It's been a bit of a fad recently. You know, the kind of thing executives get super giddy about, but most actual developers roll their eyes when they aren't looking ;)

There are of some cases where it can be useful (say debugging an especially nasty bug or ironing out interfaces, etc.).
And it is nice to not have to deal with merge issues in case two people edited the same file at the same time.
But overall I'd say it's a nice little thing, but has the distinct taste of a solution looking for a problem. I've been doing this coding thing for 15+ years and don't think I ever thought "boy, I wish someone else could also edit this file right now".

Plus who the hell wants to have someone else (potentially) looking over their shoulder all the time while coding? :grin::grin::grin:
I would agree that it sounds good on paper, if git + a simple discord call wasn't a thing.

Popular multiplayer code editor Zed gets a Linux release
11 Jul 2024 at 3:28 pm UTC Likes: 1

Multiplayer what's a multiplayer code editor ???