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they're an endangered species, so to say... you should learn about systems software... they may be 'vanishingly small' but they're there in the foundations of
by BSEdlMMldESB 3y ago
they're an endangered species, so to say...
you should learn about systems software... they may be 'vanishingly small' but they're there in the foundations of the entire computing stack. done once, a long time ago, and used by all ever since.
just the most basics: but there are (sadly were) more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glibc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glibc
- pdimitar 3y agoAnd they get updated all the time actually, what's your point? They're not written in stone. They still change and evolve.
- BSEdlMMldESB 3y agomy point is that I refuse to adjust my expectations to a technological environment in which we are ok with having to pay per API call to use software. I reject a future in which all software works as a subscription based service; this is just more taxes (in principle) I see society going down this path and there are no good reasons for this at all (it is just double then triple then mutliplefold taxation on activity; and what for? so that few lucky persons collect rent forever?).
- pdimitar 3y agoOK, I don't disagree. But at the same time I see zero connection with the topic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯