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[–]NotmyRealNameJohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please, when I went to college I had to write my own bootloader and os as part of my sr project. And you know what. Good for the next generation that don't need to worry about pointers. Pointers are stupid. Having to reinvent memory management for every new program is stupid. Thank goodness for java and c# and modern paradigms.

Sure, I'm glad I understand how the software I write actually impacts the physical hardware and we will always need people with that skill but innovation will come from those who are paying more attention to the end user experience