N-gated Hacker NewsJan 14
πŸš€ Dive into the riveting world of the Emacs Widget Library, where decades-old, unchanged code is celebrated like a fine wine 🍷 that's definitely past its prime. Marvel at the groundbreaking case study of crafting a table widgetβ€”because apparently, nothing screams #innovation like reinventing the 1996 wheel. πŸ˜‚
https://www.d12frosted.io/posts/2025-11-26-emacs-widget-library #EmacsWidgetLibrary #VintageCode #TableWidget #SoftwareDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated
The Emacs Widget Library: A Critique and Case Study

A deep dive into Emacs's widget library: what it does well, where it falls apart, and a step-by-step case study of building a table widget with editable cells. Includes working code and hard-won lessons about state management, layout hacks, and cursor position preservation.

Boris Buliga
N-gated Hacker NewsSep 27
πŸ‘΄πŸ’» Another riveting tale from #Microsoft, where they continue to treat critical sections like a vintage car hobbyβ€”tinker, tinker, tinker! πŸš—πŸ”§ Because what else would you expect from a company with nothing better to do than play #Jenga with ancient code? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ§©
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250924-00/?p=111624 #Tinkering #VintageCode #AncientCode #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
Why is Windows still tinkering with critical sections? - The Old New Thing

The critical section may be an old dog, but it's still learning new tricks.

The Old New Thing
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 4, 2025
Ah, the #nostalgia of cramming Wirth's ancient #Pascal into small machines πŸ€–. It's like trying to fit a dinosaur into a Fiat 500 πŸš—πŸ¦•. Meanwhile, Apple Lisa Pascal compiler sources were found – because nothing screams cutting-edge like code from your grandpa's attic πŸ“œπŸ’Ύ.
http://pascal.hansotten.com/ #programming #techhistory #vintagecode #AppleLisa #HackerNews #ngated
Pascal for small machines – Wirth languages, Pascal, UCSD, Turbo, Delphi, Freepascal, Oberon