Laurent Sansonetti

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Yet another software hacker accidentally specialized in developer tooling (compilers & runtimes).

Current: Python stuff @ NVIDIA. Past: Apple (iLife, CoreOS, MacRuby, iWork, WebAssembly), Microsoft (Mono), $MY_OWN_STARTUP (RubyMotion), ... My opinions are my own.

Interests: #programming #running #reading #anime #music #chess

Location: 🌲🌲🌲🇧🇪.

🏡 homehttp://hipbyte.com/~lrz
Laurent SansonettiMar 3
Just heard that my friend Christophe Philemotte passed away yesterday. Rubyists might remember him with PullReview, the Belgian Ruby meetups and other cool things. RIP Toch.
Laurent SansonettiMar 3
TochMar 3
S. O. writing.
Toch lost his fight yesterday after a long battle. He passed away surrounded by loved ones.
I do not have all his contacts and decide to hack his account once.
Take care
You can find me on Masto as Tadil
Laurent SansonettiMar 3
Don't really want to comment on what's happening right now but if you live in the US please avoid crowded spaces...
Laurent SansonettiMar 2
Adam ParkhomenkoMar 2
who made this
Laurent SansonettiFeb 27
Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉Feb 27

What happened at Block will likely happen everywhere else - companies now find themselves with an overstock of talent, and they are not structurally ready to absorb additional capacity.

People will achieve more with less - but this also opens the doors to building entire new businesses.

Laurent SansonettiFeb 26
An Interview From 2036 With Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Sam Altman https://thoughtcatalog.com/holden-desalles/2026/02/an-interview-from-2036-with-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-and-sam-altman/
An Interview From 2036 With Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Sam Altman

This looks like a Black Mirror episode and feels so real. Three men are sitting in a boardroom. They’re pitching their company, Energym. The business model is elegant in the way that only tru…

Thought Catalog
Laurent SansonettiFeb 25
Python Software FoundationFeb 25
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Laurent SansonettiFeb 24
Coolest hack this year (so far): an 8-bit Intel CPU (8080) emulator in CSS https://lyra.horse/x86css/
x86CSS

x86CSS is a working CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator/computer. No JavaScript required!

Show threadLaurent SansonettiFeb 24
Imho the last great release of macOS was Lion, the downfall started soon after. Wasn't obvious at first for many.
Laurent SansonettiFeb 24
Looks like Apple managed to piss off all the fanbois (even the daring fireball guy!) with the new macOS https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/2025reportcardcommentary/
Apple in 2025: The complete commentary

Every year, we ask a collection of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people for their opinions about how Apple fared in the year just gone by. You can read our 2025 report card fo…

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