Chapter 981: Chapter 255: Lecture and Arrangements for Xia Xiyao
Xu Lin’s words were indeed surprising.
In people’s perception, major achievements are always the result of collaboration among many people. For example, in the field of software development, while independent developers can also create their own software, it is always small-scale and insignificant. Without exception, if you want to go big, you must have a team; it is impossible to complete independently.
As the young man said, developing a browser, including deprecated code, requires a starting point of eight-digit lines.
It is impossible for an individual to complete such a terrifying workload.
But Xu Lin said he could accomplish all this by himself.
Xu Lin: "You may not understand it at first, but I will demonstrate it for you next."
For the next half hour, Xu Lin explained in class how to use the Zhou Yi code.
Meanwhile, people saw his right hand constantly tapping out his Zhou Yi code on the keyboard, dividing his attention perfectly.
This Zhou Yi code was typed using an input method developed independently by Xu Lin, similar to the Oracle Bone Script input method.
In reality, it functions on a 26-key layout.
"Young Master Xu, is this multitasking?"
One of the students couldn’t help but ask him.
"Yes."
Xu Lin nodded slightly; in fact, he was multitasking in four different areas.
"Young Master Xu, just how high is your IQ? Among all my classmates, I’ve never seen anyone who can multitask, I mean, multitask to the extent that you can."
Another student asked him.
Being able to multitask is not uncommon; a small portion of people can do it.
But being able to think as flexibly as Xu Lin is beyond what anyone has seen or even heard of.
After all, Xu Lin’s right hand was rapidly tapping away at the code.
On the big screen, in the lower right corner, Xu Lin’s live programming could be seen, incredibly fast, creating a dazzling spectacle.
It’s not random typing either; everyone could clearly see that these programming languages had a certain order, and used numerous mathematical symbols and formulas.
Moreover, Xu Lin was simultaneously teaching everyone.
This multitasking is really exaggerated, isn’t it?
"My IQ?"
"I’m not sure either."
Xu Lin continued with the lecture, mainly explaining how to use his Zhou Yi code, as well as its applications, like its advantages.
As for disadvantages? The disadvantage is that it’s very difficult to learn.
And that’s the only drawback.
minutes quickly passed.
It was exactly 8:30.
Xu Lin’s coding was complete.
As he pressed the enter key, a browser was born.
"Young Master Xu, is this browser developed from the code just now?"
The young man from before asked Xu Lin.
"Yes."
Xu Lin said: "This is a mature browser; it has all the functions that a browser should have, and it’s stable and powerful enough."
A mature browser is one similar to Google Chrome, with all the necessary features.
As for those domestic ones that stuff all sorts of messy things into them, making them bloated, that’s not what Xu Lin wanted to develop.
So, next, Xu Lin demonstrated the power of this browser to everyone.
For instance, opening a hundred web pages, a hundred web page videos, and so on.
What people saw was that, even in such a situation, the browser didn’t stall at all.
"Is there anyone here who understands browsers who can explain this situation?"
"Young Master Xu’s browser is very powerful. The optimization is exceptionally well done. For a browser to open so much content at once, it requires not only the browser itself to be strong enough but also the hardware, like the CPU, memory, and graphics card. If the hardware can’t meet the demands, the browser can’t perform at a high level. But look at the kind of configuration our school’s computers use? To be blunt, they can barely open a couple of web pages before lagging. But on Young Master Xu’s browser, even with so much content open, it still runs smoothly. Young Master Xu’s browser is undeniably powerful!"
"The key is that this browser was developed in half an hour. Judging by the content he opened, the browser has all the functions it should have!"
"Is this the power of the Zhou Yi code?"
The computer science students present were shocked, fearful, and excited.
Those who were shocked thought that the Zhou Yi code was very powerful.
Those who were afraid thought about how hard they worked to learn computer science and English programming, only to feel like they were being eliminated before they’d even started!
The few who were excited saw future opportunities, with a level of thinking not typical of ordinary students.
"What do you all think? Is my technology strong enough?"
Xu Lin asked the crowd.
Everyone answered in unison:
"Strong!"
"Very strong!"
...
"It’s right that it’s strong."
"Earlier, that student said it was impossible to complete browser development alone, but I’ll tell you, as long as you use my code, you, or a few people, can develop a very strong program, like a browser, in a short period. Is that so?"
"Yes!"
"So, my code is more advanced and simpler, isn’t that also true?"
"Yes!"
The crowd responded one after another.
Some people simply followed the response, because many of them were not familiar with the field of computers.
But those who studied computer science or had already started coding for others during college understood.
This kind of work requires great effort and is not only tedious but also involves constantly hammering away at code all day in front of the computer. Even an expert can only manage a few hundred lines of code a day, and developing a program independently to sell is very challenging.
