bytepursuits@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day 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-square247linkfedilinkarrow-up11.95Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.93Karrow-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-21 day agomessage-square247linkfedilink
minus-squaresunbeam60@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 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-up4·2 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 ☺️