cooljeanius

Just how fast do you type?

Also, as a follow-up, do you ever come across any celebrities who type at a higher WPM than you, and if so, do you automatically let them type for themselves in those cases?

What inspired you to do your own AMA and why did you choose to do it now instead of some other time?

Some separate programming related questions:

What we use to make them:

• C++

What standard is your C++ code targeting? Also what are your thoughts on how C++ standards are now on what seems like a 3-year release cycle?

• C#

Do you make sure your C# code works with the Mono runtime as well as the Microsoft one?

• Perl

Is this more just for simple scripts thrown into your build process, or do you build actual applications out of it?

• Python

2 or 3?

• Erlang

Really? It seems like I rarely ever come across any software written in Erlang, why do you think that is?

• node.js

For your web stuff, I take it? Actually this reminds me, could you match up your list of tools with the items from your list of things you work on? Generally I can tell which one goes with which one, but it would be nice to get some confirmation...

• Microsoft Visual Studio

Even for the Mac versions of the games? Also, have you tried using clang's cl.exe emulator as a replacement for MSVCC, and if so, how has it worked? I know that MSVC-compatibility is something that the clang devs have been focusing on a lot lately...

• 3D Studio MAX

Has the high price of 3ds Max ever lead your team to try to develop your own replacement for it? I mean, you are the tools team after all...

• MySQL

What are your thoughts on Oracle's ownership of MySQL, and the mariadb/percona forks that it has led to?

I had a friend/roommate from college that might be able to

"Old Gil will also... make a trip to New Hampshire to help Lawrence Lessig and MayDay PAC support a pro-reform Senate candidate Jim Rubens."

Can you please change "a trip" to "some trips"?