> In software, everything goes down to the same place: the system hardware. And these days at least, this is pretty much homogeneous between software segments.

> In software, everything goes down to the same place: the system hardware. And these days at least, this is pretty much homogeneous between software segments. If you know how this functions, the differences are in the modes of expression and the conventions, not really the principles. Interesting that you mention this, since I think it's become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, especially with giant cloud IAAS providers making one-size-fits-all choices of hardware to sell. I certainly agree with you that that the basic principles are certainly the same, but that ignores the performance (and, arguably, reliability) possibilities that open up when not limited by the hardware (including network) choices of others.