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
next prev parent 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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