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If software ran without side effects, perhaps. But it doesn't. Databases grow, files are uploaded, logs pile on, messages and events propagates and filesystems
by mongol 4y ago
If software ran without side effects, perhaps. But it doesn't. Databases grow, files are uploaded, logs pile on, messages and events propagates and filesystems fill up. This is why entropy matters.
- frmrcnck 4y agoSaid differently, software with no side effects must run in an adiabatic box.
- didgetmaster 4y agoExactly. Tiny memory leaks in seldom called functions can also cause slow degradation over time. People wonder why a simple restart seems to 'fix a boatload of problems' but this is often the reason why.