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- Yes, file system metadata takes space. This is so incredibly inefficient.by tensility
- This is the most truly "WTF is wrong with you" esolang I've ever seen. When I got down to the syntax I imagined the amount of effort it would take to write a single statement and viscerally recoiled.
- Imagine being the guy trying to figure out why a Windows server is running out of space, and finding 23 million empty folders being used to define software for prod.by TaLiTr
- I can't decide if I'm in awe, or angry.
At least it looks more useful than the flying Tesla.
by letharion - Using the file system structure to make a Smalltalk (Smalltix): https://programmingmadecomplicated.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/... (and the article that followed https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3759429.3762633 )
- This is so nuts and pointless... I love it!
The kind of thing no AI would ever come up with :)
by nunodonato - It says the folders are evaluated in alphabetical order, but actually it's evaluating them in natural sort[1][2]. This makes sense since Windows also displays folders in natural sort order.
[1] https://github.com/rottytooth/Folders/blob/015cf65c15ab681f5...
by omoikane - "In Windows, folders are an even more extreme measure of emptiness: they take up no disk space at all. For proof, create 352,449 folders and get properties on it."
I'm guessing this is a joke and I'm just taking it too seriously, but the only thing that "proves" is that Windows lies to you lol. It's obviously information that's stored _somewhere_.
by Hugsbox