bytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoThis is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver.programming.devimagemessage-square243fedilinkarrow-up11.89Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.88Karrow-down1imageThis is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver.programming.devbytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square243fedilink
minus-squaresunbeam60@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoThe high of cracking an intractable problem (pre-AI) was just unreal. I’d struggle to sleep, awaiting the morning so I could get back at it.
minus-squareDarkmoon_AU@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 days agoNothing groundbreaking but writing my own Huffman compressor in C and seeing the whole thing work knowing where nearly all the real physical bits were going, was seriously satisfying. Recommended exercise ☺️
The high of cracking an intractable problem (pre-AI) was just unreal. I’d struggle to sleep, awaiting the morning so I could get back at it.
Nothing groundbreaking but writing my own Huffman compressor in C and seeing the whole thing work knowing where nearly all the real physical bits were going, was seriously satisfying. Recommended exercise ☺️