Despite what the project name's suffix might imply, Whitix is in fact not a Linux distribution. Whitix is a new operating system, written from scratch, and aims to combine the stability of UNIX with the user friendliness of other platforms. "It will offer a consistent, clear interface and a new way to navigate the desktop while basing the fundamentals on proven system technology updated for the twenty-first century." The project released version 0.2 today.
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Well, your site is down right now or I'd quote the parts I read, but there was a section that talked about Mono being the programming language used, and another that one of the primary goals for the system was the promotion of managed code for applications.
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See, it just became much more interesting to me, and I'm going to go read some docs and download some images based on this line alone.
By "actually programmed", I think you mean "dealt with repetitive memory-management issues that took zero knowledge to understand, would cause horrible bugs (that could cascade to causing system-level crashes) if ever missed or done slightly incorrectly (which even experienced programmers did at 4 in the morning when they had run out of coffee), and which can be automagically done away with through modern programming tools".
At least, I think that's what you mean. I do not think "actually programmed" means what you think it mean.
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When I saw this news listing I thought, "oh great YET ANOTHER OPERATING SYSTEM..."
It's not like we don't have ENOUGH operating systems that are half done.
So off I surfed to the website and I saw, "Python, Mono..." And then I became interested!
I also think that while "real men" program in "real languages", those days are gone. I myself have programmed in C, and C++, but to go back to C++ it would have to be with a pointed gun!
C I can understand since there are some real needs for C. But C++, and what it has become, is simply too complex.
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It uses Mono (C#) as the primary language, trying to force users to use "managed code" for their apps. I guess "programmers" today need someone to hold their hand and wipe their butt. Back in my day, we actually PROGRAMMED.
It's not the code that needs managing, it's the programmers. It would be better if they actually learned how to program before trying to write major apps. Today, every Tom, Dick, and Harry thinks that being able to make a "Hello World" app in a managed language somehow makes them a programmer.