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Just stop at "rewrite" - when is a full rewrite of anything really necessary? Whenever I see this, I immediately jump to "its because they want to".
by mattbrewsbytes 5y ago
Just stop at "rewrite" - when is a full rewrite of anything really necessary? Whenever I see this, I immediately jump to "its because they want to".
- ashtonkem 5y agoUsually. But then again Linux was a rewrite too. Sometimes unnecessary things become critical, and the distinction is only clear in hindsight.
- mattbrewsbytes 5y agoFrom what I recall, Linux was also Linus doing something because he wanted to, not necessarily because there was a business driver. I'm not saying don't, its just good to understand the motivation. The concept of OSes use file cabinets of papers as part of the abstraction layer. Breaking from that mold might prove fruitful.
- colejohnson66 5y ago> From what I recall, Linux was also Linus doing something because he wanted to, not necessarily because there was a business driver. I'm not saying don't, its just good to understand the motivation. People rewrite things in Rust, not because of business reasons, but because they want to. What’s different here?
- ink404 5y agoisn't it possible for there to be overlap between "because they want to" and "because it's necessary"?