2026-11-09 16:38 UTC
@joe@f.duriansoftware.com "Failure-Oblivious Computing" kinda did that but it was with a modified compiler rather than modified ISA
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@joe@f.duriansoftware.com 2026-11-09 17:00
@vyr@princess.industries yeah i was thinking about how ObjC's nil messaging lets carefully-written code skid to a stop on error, without needing error handling or unwinding to stop dead, though of course the "carefully written" bit carries a lot of load there. it's interesting to think of a systematic approach that allows for that