The smartest programmer who has ever lived

Bilbo Swaggins · 2.4M views · 2019-02-07 · 0:30

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Overview

A short tribute video to Terry A. Davis, creator of TempleOS, titled as a claim he made about himself.

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Posted as a joking reference to TempleOS and Terry Davis in unrelated threads.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2020–2026

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Internet culture & memes Hacker culture & free software Operating systems & kernels

What people said

Wololooo · 2026-05 · Joke / meme
Obligatory Temple OS unhinged video. [VIDEO] Joking apart, the whole thing was both an exercise in madness and genius. Sometimes I wonder what he would have done if he had not gone crazy. We will never know...
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latentsea · 2024-07 · Joke / meme
For anyone who didn't get the reference it's a claim the author of TempleOS used to make of himself. [VIDEO]
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nullsense · 2020-09 · Joke / meme
Yeah, I believe he did die. From what I understand he was mentally ill and lead a fairly troubled life. Watching his walkthrough of TempleOS is pretty fascinating. And for those who didn't get the reference: [VIDEO]
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