UltronOS
Infrastructure
operating system
SHOW HN2019
220points
75comments
#171of 2,195 in 2019
Top 8%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive achievement for a high school project
From 2 comments
You went to a great school! Congrats for your accomplishment
nopacience on HNJesus, at my high school it's an accomplishment to know how to read
RandomGuyDTB on HN
Shows that building an OS is achievable with persistence
From 3 comments
In my experience, writing "scary" software like a compiler, an OS, a kernel driver, etc is more about bravery/daring than raw skill or intellect. There are quite a few people…
twtw on HNI agree wholeheartedly, having written a kernel myself first year in high school (and I don’t consider myself very intelligent). Mine was even more involved — it had user space,…
ptr on HNI also learned C and C++ back in the late 80's during high school, as part of the domain area we get to chose on the last three years (10 - 12). We also got introduction to UNIX…
pjmlp on HN
Objections
Building a small toy OS is not as hard as the thread suggests
From 1 comment
Not really true for a small toy OS in my experience.
detaro on HN
Questions
Which projects influenced the design and code
From 1 comment
is there any projects that influenced this project? Just curious as googling some of your code turns up in other projects.
keithnz on HN
How does it compare to TempleOS
From 1 comment
How does it compare to TempleOS? :)
memory_grep on HN
Where to learn the steps of making an OS
From 1 comment
I don't know C but I am interested in learning. What would be a good place to learn the steps of making an OS? I just want a bird's eye view right now, just to understand the…
rblion on HN
Alternatives named
TempleOS
From 2 comments
How does it compare to TempleOS? :)
memory_grep on HNThis is a good question. Very few people have the means and motive to write an OS in a bubble and I wonder if it leads to the same tradeoffs.
Y_Y on HN