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leoncaet

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leoncaet··on ArXiv now offers papers in HTML format
I just hope they don't stop to offer the papers in PDF. Even when I'm on a computer, I still prefer to read PDFs.
leoncaet··on Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows
This would be a move on the right direction, but

>This framework improves reliability and performance by moving customization from the Win32 framework to the UWP software development framework.

I can't trust Microsoft to do anything right anymore.

leoncaet··on Swig – Connect C/C++ programs with high-level programming languages
Having more than one programming language in a single project is already a bad design choice.
leoncaet··on Performance excuses debunked
Casey does it again.
leoncaet··on Ask HN: Examples of large acquisitions that did not ruin the acquired company?
Pixar movies had an artistic downfall after the Disney acquisition. But sure they are doing fine financially-wise and technology-wise.
leoncaet··on The Only Unbreakable Law [video]
He works on HH for about 2 hours per week.
leoncaet··on Lessons learned from 15 years of SumatraPDF, an open source Windows app
Fantastic read. Nice bits of wisdom here and there that every programmer should have in mind.
leoncaet··on Did Windows 10 slow down with each feature update?
I can't live without Everything!
leoncaet··on Epic acquires RAD Game Tools
The "we can use worse software now that hardware allows us to do it" is why software is sunk so low these days.

We use Bink because it is better then the open-source alternatives, and that's it.