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This article reminds me of what I think about houses: modern houses are so cheap, ugly, no architectural sense, poor construction, etc; those old Victorian hous
by prewett 6y ago
This article reminds me of what I think about houses: modern houses are so cheap, ugly, no architectural sense, poor construction, etc; those old Victorian houses are so nice, robustly constructed, beautiful, attention to ornamentation, etc. But the reality is that there were a lot of lousy Victorian-era houses. And fifty years from now people will look back on the modern houses that survive (because they are good enough quality to last) and wax nostalgic.
Also, if he thinks 1970s Unix was the pinnacle of design, he should at least read about Plan 9 before deciding that we should stick with 1970s Unix. And maybe learn Go.