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

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>> VMs have nothing to do with multiboot.  I have Ubuntu in a Sun
>> Virtualbox on my desktop and it's wonderful.  It's fun to watch an OS
>> start in a window.  I can also share a folder across the boundary; the
>> clipboard works seamlessly; input grabbing is nearly seamless.  And
>> since I can share folders, I can do fun things like work on a DS
>> project in my favorite Windows code editor, make graphics for it in
>> CS2, compile it using GDC on the Linux side, and run it in an emulator
>> on the Windows side.  I have the best of both worlds without any need
>> to have multiple partitions or reboot.
> 
> I know. I really must try it!

sudo apt-get install virtualbox

Highly recommended.

Andrei