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Quoting Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>:

> I also gave it a quick read and I tend to agree with Vladimir: this
> article comes off as a rant (like most other articles on this  
> website according
> to the author) with poor arguments and poor understanding of  
> engineering and the
> bigger picture of computing.
>
> In my opinion, the style betrays the writing of someone who tries to sound
> smarter and more knowledgeable than they really are.  The article is rather
> hollow overall.

thank you both Vladimir and Pierre for taking the time to respond.   
while i also thought that the article was not so well done, the point  
about using GC/JIT/etc. languages for "critical" software like init  
seemed somewhat worth investigating.  thus thanks again for your inputs.

peace, w

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