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Question: Been to Skywalker Ranch?
Asked by roberttheiii (155.201.35.x) on August 23 2010, 5:34am
Reply on August 23 2010, 5:08pm:

No. Comment...

Question: Do you have a favorite brand of microphone? How do you feel about Neumanns?
Asked by Raymond Day (24.63.81.x) on August 23 2010, 5:03am
Reply on August 23 2010, 5:08pm:

I keep it cheap. Comment...

Question: Why do you use GDI for WDL instead of DirectX or OpenGL? Any plans to do so in the future?
Asked by person4445 (98.191.207.x) on August 22 2010, 3:29pm
Reply on August 22 2010, 8:20pm:

Well we render things ourselves using LICE, typically, but then just use the GDI's BitBlt() to get it to screen. On Win32 at least it's about as compatible and fast as anything else, afaik... Comment...

Question: You type at 93wpm : can you make a vid of you typing on natural keyboard ? would like to see you using it
Asked by fredv (78.231.170.x) on August 22 2010, 1:06pm
Reply on August 22 2010, 8:21pm:

Haha ok I'll do that next time I'm in the office... you'll get to see my bad habits, probably. Comment...

Question: How can a become so good in programming like you?
Asked by Taquito (96.23.1.x) on August 21 2010, 10:51am
Reply on August 22 2010, 8:22pm (edited at August 22 2010, 8:23pm):

I think practicing by making stuff, and picking moderately challenging things to do both help you learn and be more capable. Also, occasionally working on other people's code, and learning to work within their systems in styles is quite helpful. It's all about being able to adapt. Comment...

Question: Do you agree? harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/linus
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on August 20 2010, 3:14pm
Reply on August 20 2010, 5:49pm (edited at August 20 2010, 6:29pm):

I agree, largely. C++, as used by many, is indeed a horrible language. Programmers who would whine about a project being C instead of C++ are programmers who I wouldn't want to work with. I avoid STL and Boost like the plague. Looking through the Git source code, I'd be happy to hack on it, being C. Comment...

Question: How do I contact you with an interview request for a book I'm working on?
Asked by David Prince (141.155.153.x) on August 20 2010, 11:24am
Reply on August 20 2010, 5:50pm:

Email, though I suspect you might have already. Comment...

Question: When did Linus call you stupid and ugly? That's pretty harsh.
Asked by roberttheiii (71.235.42.x) on August 20 2010, 4:04am
Reply on August 20 2010, 5:50pm:

He called SVN users that, which I was. Comment...

Question: www.wincent.com/a/about/wincent/weblog/archives/2007/07/a_look_b... agree or disagree with Braham's comments?
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on August 18 2010, 10:15am
Reply on August 18 2010, 2:05pm:

I don't really see the coherency of Bram's statements, based on that post. Also, while Linus deserves a great deal of credit, a lot of the design elements of Git do come from Bitkeeper, so they should get some credit too... Comment...

Question: Have you consider using GitHub or Google Project Hosting for hosting the opensource stuff you guys have at Cockos?
Asked by Ramon (208.120.239.x) on August 17 2010, 9:37pm
Reply on August 18 2010, 2:06pm:

I think we're probably going to just host our own public repositories for our open source software, and then let other people post their repositories (or patches if they prefer), and we'll pull things we like from them. Comment...

Question: In reply to "Umm where do you live and what do you play?". I live in Charlotte NC and I play the bass guitar.
Asked by Mark (70.150.3.x) on August 17 2010, 10:33am
Reply on August 18 2010, 2:06pm:

Hmm yeah that would be geographically challenged. Comment...

Question: Have you ever written, or wanted to write games?
Asked by Eric (96.11.109.x) on August 17 2010, 8:32am
Reply on August 18 2010, 2:07pm:

Little stuff, yeah (there's a WDL jetpack game I made for my nephew at one point). The modern gaming industry as a whole would be a nightmare to be a part of. Comment...

Question: CockosGIT? :-)
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on August 17 2010, 8:19am
Reply on August 18 2010, 2:07pm:

Nah... Comment...

Question: Yeah, WDL works great with git! Who's to thank or blame for the change from SVN?
Asked by _gio (62.103.65.x) on August 16 2010, 9:03pm
Reply on August 18 2010, 2:07pm:

schwa, I guess, but now I'm kool-aided. Comment...

Question: Would you like to start a band with me?
Asked by Mark (70.150.3.x) on August 16 2010, 2:02pm
Reply on August 16 2010, 2:40pm:

Umm where do you live and what do you play? Comment...

Question: Maybe cockos can make some high quality windows tools for git? :-)
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on August 16 2010, 11:51am
Reply on August 16 2010, 2:40pm (edited at August 16 2010, 2:41pm):

Hah maybe... I'm digging the command line environment at the moment. Comment...

Question: how i can be a programmer(good programmer) just like yourself?
Asked by serhossien (85.185.228.x) on August 14 2010, 6:21am
Reply on August 16 2010, 11:35am:

Make stuff you want to use, I guess. Comment...

Question: which revision control tool do you recommend?
Asked by dude (94.54.78.x) on August 14 2010, 1:59am
Reply on August 16 2010, 11:35am (edited at August 16 2010, 2:40pm):

git. Up until a week ago I would have said SVN, but I've converted. The tools for SVN are more mature on Windows, and SVN is a lot simpler to understand, but the sheer power and speed of git is fantastic. So much so that I haven't really gotten any work done lately, I've instead been playing with various branch/merge/rebase scenarios, going "wow" a lot... Comment...

Question: Ever thought of going back to school? Maybe for something you just think is neat, like a PhD in Coffee?
Asked by roberttheiii (71.235.42.x) on August 13 2010, 7:44pm
Reply on August 16 2010, 11:37am:

I'd have to get a bachelor's degree first... so maybe I'll hold out for an honorary degree someday. Comment...

Question: How many lines of code/number of characters (not including spaces and tabs) is Reaper currently? :D
Asked by EvilDragon (78.0.91.x) on August 13 2010, 12:35pm
Reply on August 16 2010, 11:37am:

no idea. it takes about 5 minutes to built it for any given platfom, though. Comment...

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