On 7/10/20 2:34 AM, Matt Wilkie wrote:
wow. the linked Acme paper by Rob Pike is one for the permanent
library, to be read and re-read. haven't watched the video yet, but
now I /have/ to! Published 1994 and I feel like I'm reading something
from 2014 or 2024 (willfully stepping over some of the more obvious
era-specific references).
Surprised? I mean, it sure seems like recent generations of developers
just keep making the same old mistakes, and then ultimately reinventing
the same stuff that folks did back in the day. Not a profession that
learns from the past.
Miles Fidelman
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