Multithreaded I/O in the DMD compiler (DDJ article by Walter)

[Brad Roberts]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Daniel Keep wrote:
>> Windows is a pain in the arse, and there isn't a day that goes by where
>> I don't wish I could get rid of it from my life.  But the fact is that
>> it's STILL better than Linux.
> 
> What I've found about Windows is it consistently renders things better
> on the same display. In other words, text is more readable and easier on
> the eyes. I've spent a lot of time tweaking settings on Ubuntu, but it's
> still not as good (especially in firefox).
> 
> I was recently told that the trouble must be the graphics driver. I
> haven't spent any effort yet trying to track that one down.
> 
> On the other hand, I've found Ubuntu to be far smoother at multitasking
> than Windows, which frequently freezes for several seconds for no
> obvious reason.
> 
> I find myself more and more switching back and forth between the two for
> specific tasks (I use a KVM switch to go back and forth).
> 
> For example, my music files are hosted on a windows share but the player
> is running on Ubuntu.

For me, I just use windows as the portal to the linux machines.  That
way I get the nicer user level apps but do all my development on my
preferred platform for code.  That said, exactly none of my development
work involves GUIs.

Best of both worlds.

Later,
Brad