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This is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver. (programming.dev)
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[–] antianarchist@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One of the most remarkable software engineers is shown for attribution

Some internet idiots: ”BuT loOk At HeR EyEs”

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think he's intrigued about how she contrive to work on graphics with limited visual clues (if she has impaired vision that is)

[–] antianarchist@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That part is even more idiotic. No one needs to be able to see to understand and be very good at mathematics and physics.

But that’s not even what she needed to learn and understand. To reverse engineer, you need to be patient, clever, creative and understand how assembler works. To write a driver is then the easier part and again, has nothing to do with visual skills. She could be blind and deaf and would still be able to reverse engineer GPU’s and sound cards.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

She could be blind and deaf and would still be able to reverse engineer GPU’s and sound cards.

Not simultaneously though.

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She could have a braille display

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That would be a feat for a demigod.

[–] antianarchist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Fair point :)