▲ 1183 ▼ Software Terminology (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 202 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SleepingInTraffic@feddit.uk 58 points 1 year ago (4 children) Everything is a file permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) What about a process? File gone wild? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 child) I’d call that a file loaded to memory permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Most files are loaded to memory in order to make any kind of use out of them. I.e. read/write operations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago That’s true! I supposed it would be more precise to say that all processes are files loaded to memory, but not all files loaded to memory are processes. Sort of like the whole arachnids / spiders situation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago Why not? Represented in /proc? exec() and fam? Read and write to it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago I mean, with virtualization that's pretty much true permalink fedilink source parent [–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) What about a folder? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Pregonte file permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is that how babby formed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago how to mkdir permalink fedilink source parent [–] kenoh@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you can open it in Vim, it's a file. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago You can open me in Vim, Greg. Am I a file? permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago Files are just streams. Everything is just a stream, in real life too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) What about a process? File gone wild? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 child) I’d call that a file loaded to memory permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Most files are loaded to memory in order to make any kind of use out of them. I.e. read/write operations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago That’s true! I supposed it would be more precise to say that all processes are files loaded to memory, but not all files loaded to memory are processes. Sort of like the whole arachnids / spiders situation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago Why not? Represented in /proc? exec() and fam? Read and write to it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 child) I’d call that a file loaded to memory permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Most files are loaded to memory in order to make any kind of use out of them. I.e. read/write operations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago That’s true! I supposed it would be more precise to say that all processes are files loaded to memory, but not all files loaded to memory are processes. Sort of like the whole arachnids / spiders situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Most files are loaded to memory in order to make any kind of use out of them. I.e. read/write operations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago That’s true! I supposed it would be more precise to say that all processes are files loaded to memory, but not all files loaded to memory are processes. Sort of like the whole arachnids / spiders situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago That’s true! I supposed it would be more precise to say that all processes are files loaded to memory, but not all files loaded to memory are processes. Sort of like the whole arachnids / spiders situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago Why not? Represented in /proc? exec() and fam? Read and write to it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago I mean, with virtualization that's pretty much true permalink fedilink source parent
[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) What about a folder? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Pregonte file permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is that how babby formed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago how to mkdir permalink fedilink source parent [–] kenoh@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you can open it in Vim, it's a file. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago You can open me in Vim, Greg. Am I a file? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Pregonte file permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is that how babby formed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago how to mkdir permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is that how babby formed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago how to mkdir permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kenoh@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you can open it in Vim, it's a file. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago You can open me in Vim, Greg. Am I a file? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago You can open me in Vim, Greg. Am I a file? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago Files are just streams. Everything is just a stream, in real life too. permalink fedilink source parent
