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From: Wayne <waynedpj@ingiro.xyz>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: Help Guix <help-guix@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Shepherd and Guille
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:12:34 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20181107231234.Horde.GJcOfWxRUgR6leHv2K2Odev@mail.ingiro.xyz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87h8gxqj0n.fsf@ambrevar.xyz>


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

-- 
https://waynedpj.ingiro.xyz

  reply	other threads:[~2018-11-08  4:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-10-31  0:39 Shepherd and Guille Wayne
2018-11-01  4:19 ` Vladimir Sedach
     [not found] ` <87o9b9ig4l.fsf@exinda.orion.oneofus.la>
2018-11-04  9:39   ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-11-08  4:12     ` Wayne [this message]
2018-11-08  7:58       ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-11-09  5:18       ` Vladimir Sedach
     [not found]       ` <5be518c9.1c69fb81.90d67.495dSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2018-11-10  1:46         ` Maxim Cournoyer
2018-11-13  4:22           ` Wayne

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