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THIS : " If your problem must be decomposed into a set of cooperating processes, then programming in user space is the exact same problem as programming in the
by andyidsinga 9y ago
THIS : " If your problem must be decomposed into a set of cooperating processes, then programming in user space is the exact same problem as programming in the kernel"
Corollary (in my experience): many systems evolve to have many cooperating processes.
and THIS: "The tension in any of these systems is between performance and isolation."
To solve for the root issue described - hiring(1) - they should be looking for people who have an aptitudes for these those types of issues ..more so than say kernel or user space skills & experience.
(1) "HR complained that they could not find sufficient, qualified engineers to meet the demands of management for more hands to make more features"
- TheAceOfHearts 9y agoMinor unrelated complaint, but when you write "hiring(1)" like that, it immediately makes me think there's an unknown man page I need to read rather than a footnote reference. In my experience, citations and footnotes generally use brackets, e.g. "hiring[1]".