> Am I becoming an old curmudgeon or is understanding operating systems just not seen as necessary these days? What you've written doesn't even rate "curmudgeo

> Am I becoming an old curmudgeon or is understanding operating systems just not seen as necessary these days? What you've written doesn't even rate "curmudgeon" status, it's just silly. I suggest that you read the author's work a little more thoroughly and then question whether your assumption that the author does not understand operating systems is correct.