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The thing with locking devices down is that there's almost always a way, or multiple ways, to get around restrictions. Either by completely bypassing and/or removing them or doing unexpected things that are technically within the restrictions.
Case in point, I have Termux installed on my phone (Android). In that console environment I also have clang, make, vim, python, a rust toolchain and git. It's sandboxed, but there's an awful lot that can be done from within the sandbox. There's even an extension that gives you a programming api so that you can essentially interact with other apps using programs you write inside termux.
Another example, the Zig guys wrote their own linker for MacOs/Ios so they can completely bypass Xcode. And since you can compile C and C++ using the Zig compiler, as well as link in code from other languages, there's not much you can't do with those platforms now.
2023-08-28 · 11 days ago
— thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2023-08-26-Program-your-computer.txt
writing own software — Hey all! For years I am writing my own personal software and/or upgrading opensource software with features suitable personally for myself. Today I saw a gemini article, describing exactly what drives me to do this (see link above). How about you? Anybody agrees/disagrees with this?
💬 coderwx · 12 comments · 7 likes · 2023-08-27 · 13 days ago