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@JPDev@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 1 year ago

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  • Trailblazing Braille Taser
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    Maybe it’s a myth, but it sure sounds plausible. The software that checks the “Windows 9” substring doesn’t even have to exist for this to be reason they chose to skip to version 10 — they just had to be concerned that it might exist.

    Sure, maybe there’s no C function that returns the string, but there’s a ver command. It would be trivial to shell out to the command. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver_(command)

    This doesn’t prove anything, but there are a TON of examples of code that checks for the substring. It’s not hard to imagine that code written circa 2000 would not be future proof. https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+“\“windows+9\””&patternType=keyword&sm=0

    • @dan@upvote.au
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      4•1 year ago

      but there are a TON of examples of code that checks for the substring

      oh

      oh no

      There’s code in the JDK that does that??

      I really wish I didn’t see that.

      • Trailblazing Braille Taser
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        3•1 year ago

        Yup!! Never look under the hood in software, you’ll just be disappointed ☹️

        • @dan@upvote.au
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          3•1 year ago

          I’ve been a software developer for 20 years and this comment is too real. Some days I’m amazed that any software even works at all.

          • @intensely_human@lemm.ee
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            3•1 year ago

            Having worked in both food service and software, I encourage you not to visit the kitchen of any restaurants you enjoy either.

            • Trailblazing Braille Taser
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              1•1 year ago

              Please don’t show me how the sausage is made

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