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> And a key benefit of distributed systems is that they improve over time. When you see something that can be made better, make it better. It's not clear what
by ttymck 4y ago
> And a key benefit of distributed systems is that they improve over time. When you see something that can be made better, make it better.
It's not clear what point is being made here. A benefit of distributed systems over non-distributed (centralized?) systems? Why can't centralized systems improve over time?
- hakfoo 4y agoThe implicit message is that you control your instance of the distributed system. You don't necessarily have access to the centralized system, and if you do, it's unlikely you have push rights, so your ability to improve the system is bounded by what the owner wants.
- weaksauce 4y agoseth is full of this facile bullshit understanding. he's like the depak chopra to the entrepreneur mind.
- blowski 4y agoMy attempt at a Seth Godin aphorism: > Success is often hidden in the gaps, and you must pivot purposefully in order to find it.
- oblio 4y ago> It's not clear what point is being made here. A benefit of distributed systems over non-distributed (centralized?) systems? Why can't centralized systems improve over time? In practice distributed systems tend to fossilize much faster and almost all innovation is in centralized layers on top of them...