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The 8-bit Guy - My Dream Computer is Finally on Sale! (Commander X16 update) (youtu.be)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Piped alternative: https://piped.video/watch?v=mPuP1L7vnr0
Direct link to the product page: https://texelec.com/product/cx16-preorder/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

They learn how to program in a more efficient way that makes better use of limited memory and CPU cycles. Which frankly is something modern programmers and game designers could very much benefit from considering how bloated and unoptimized much of modern software is, probably because they didn't need to think about whether computers can actually run it.