Fabrice Bellard

  • Actually use his Tiny C Compiler, which I was surprised to learn still works under Windows 98. (At least the 32bit version.)

  • I think Fabrice is what is known as 10x engineer. They do exist.

    There is not only depth but also breadth in the projects he has created.

  • amazing how young this guy is despite having done so much

    In 1997, he discovered a new, faster formula to calculate single digits of pi in hexadecimal representation, known as Bellard's formula. It is a variant of the Bailey–Borwein–Plouffe formula.

    at only 25

  • this is the guy who every nerd thinks they are, when in reality we just watch youtubes and shitpost on forums