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D-Mac's Stuff

Personal blog · blog.djmnet.orgprogramminghardware

D-Mac's Stuff is a personal blog at blog.djmnet.org about programming and hardware. Since 2014, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “From Novice to Master, and Back Again”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-25, and you can follow it by feed.

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9mentions?
9HN people?
2014–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2021

Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link this blog as a source on Unix and compiler history, such as the origin of GNU double-dash long options and GCC's easter-egg handling of unknown #pragma directives.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Computers, Audio, Video, Fun, Thoughts

Most-linked posts?

  1. From Novice to Master, and Back Again
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2014-10-12
  2. Why do long options start with two dashes? (2019)
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-08
  3. From novice to master, and back again (2013)
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-09

What Hacker News says?

  1. layer8 · 2025-02-10
    GNU double-dash long options were devised only after POSIX disallowed using the plus sign in 1992: https://blog.djmnet.org/2019/08/02/why-do-long-options-start... Java was already two years in development at that time.

    Comment linking /2019/08/02/why-do-long-options-start-with/

    on “Some terminal frustrations”
  2. omn1 · 2022-08-09

    Submitted From novice to master, and back again (2013) as a story · 406 points

    HN discussion
  3. quuxplusone · 2026-02-16
    Are you thinking of how early releases of GCC would (as an easter egg) run emacs, hack, or rogue upon encountering an unknown #pragma directive? https://blog.djmnet.org/2008/08/05/a-pragmatic-decision/

    Comment linking /2008/08/05/a-pragmatic-decision/

    on “Suicide Linux (2009)”
  4. spyh · 2021-04-08

    Submitted Why do long options start with two dashes? (2019) as a story · 356 points

    HN discussion
  5. walrus · 2014-10-12

    Submitted From Novice to Master, and Back Again as a story · 351 points

    HN discussion
  6. abbassi · 2021-04-09

    Submitted Fast, or Floppy? (2019) as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  7. jcr · 2015-02-24

    Submitted From Novice to Master, and Back Again as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  8. colinprince · 2021-04-09

    Submitted From Novice to Master, and Back Again (2013) as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. ksml · 2016-02-29

    Submitted From Novice to Master, and Back Again (2013) as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion

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