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I don't think kernel development is any less scary now than it used to be. It's just as scary, people just don't care to know the gory details anymore. Such sys
by CrLf 10y ago
I don't think kernel development is any less scary now than it used to be. It's just as scary, people just don't care to know the gory details anymore. Such systems-level knowledge is seen as much less valuable now in the age of javascript frameworks that don't last longer than a month and silver bullets that everyone talks about but few are actually using for "production" scenarios worthy of that name.
It just mirrors internet culture as a whole. Easy to consume information, show off and fashion.
- fdsaaf 10y ago> systems-level knowledge is seen as much less valuable now Lest aspiring systems programmers get the wrong idea: systems knowledge is still black magic and it's still plenty valuable. Knowing how systems actually work under the hood is a rare skill and can help you code circles around the node-is-close-to-the-metal [1] competition even when writing application code. [1] https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says/status/234856345579446272 https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says/status/234856345579446272
- mwfunk 10y agoThere's just as many (if not more) people doing systems programming as ever, there are just a lot more programmers in general and much of that growth has been in web development.