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I look into all these old programs that work great after decades with lots of appreciation. At the same time, I look into this plethora of web-and-AI-stuff tha
by hashtag-til 3y ago
I look into all these old programs that work great after decades with lots of appreciation.
At the same time, I look into this plethora of web-and-AI-stuff that needs rewrite almost every year... just a massive facepalm situation.
We as a tech community really should go back to the basics when designing stuff, but it seems people just want to make on the highlights of the week for their startup to get some money to burn, and leave rubbish behind.
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- wmsmith 3y agoI think this speaks tremendous volumes to the legacy of these programs. Using this site, I fired up an old unix v6 on a simulated pdp11. I've never used a pdp 11 or unix v6. I was able, within a few seconds, navigate the system and find the 'moo' game in /usr/games/moo. In other words, I was functional with SECONDS. The staying-power of that kind of technology just blows my mind.