https://peertube.v1.root42.de/videos/watch/aa7efb60-a860-4b45-b7fc-88348a03c281 The C programming language has had one feature for a very long time, which almost nobody uses: bitfields. However they seem to be a great idea for modelling hardware I/O registers. Instead of clunky bitwise manipulations, you can simply address individual bits with names. But what are the downsides, and how can you use it for MS DOS hardware programming? Sourcecode: https://codeberg.org/root42/DOS-BITFIELD Join me on Mastodon: https://chaos.social/@root42 Music: A Little Wonder by Spino2006 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:38:14 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.v1.root42.de https://peertube.v1.root42.de/lazy-static/avatars/0a35d55b-bc46-4c59-b95d-8410012a3183.jpg https://peertube.v1.root42.de/videos/watch/aa7efb60-a860-4b45-b7fc-88348a03c281 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.v1.root42.de/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.