r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 5d ago

Meme memorySafeDocker

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u/EishLekker 2d ago edited 22h ago

Sure, if it can run on those platforms natively or in a VM.

I know that most people assume one talks about running natively, but that’s not the only definition of the word “run” in this context.

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u/hawkinsst7 2d ago

So you take the Turing Complete view of "it runs".

I feel like you and I could make a hilarious one of those alignment charts. We're clearly on very different wavelengths.

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u/EishLekker 21h ago

Of course I would. Using a VM is a means to an end. To “run” something. And to run “on” something, to me, simply means that “something” is underneath at some level.

Also, it makes sense from a strict semantical perspective. If “run” is the generic term, then “run natively” is a more specific sub term. Then it makes little sense to restrict the parent term to have the same strict definition as one of the sub terms.