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0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months agoMaybe it’s a myth, but it sure sounds plausible. The software that checks the “Windows 9” substring doesn’t even have to exist for this to be reason they chose to skip to version 10 — they just had to be concerned that it might exist.
Sure, maybe there’s no C function that returns the string, but there’s a ver command. It would be trivial to shell out to the command. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver_(command)
This doesn’t prove anything, but there are a TON of examples of code that checks for the substring. It’s not hard to imagine that code written circa 2000 would not be future proof. sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+"\"window…
dan@upvote.au 4 months ago
oh
oh no
There’s code in the JDK that does that??
I really wish I didn’t see that.
0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Yup!! Never look under the hood in software, you’ll just be disappointed ☹️
dan@upvote.au 4 months ago
I’ve been a software developer for 20 years and this comment is too real. Some days I’m amazed that any software even works at all.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Having worked in both food service and software, I encourage you not to visit the kitchen of any restaurants you enjoy either.