>The author doesn't know what system programming is No, it's that systems programming is not what it was. The term now also applies to large scale server side

>The author doesn't know what system programming is No, it's that systems programming is not what it was. The term now also applies to large scale server side systems, not just drivers and lower level work. See also how Go was presented as a "systems language" for these same uses. >Future, promises and generally speaking asynchronous operations are I/O management 101. It doesn't paint your company in a good light to exhibit these techniques as "how we do things". I/O 101? You'd be surprised. Take a look around the industry, and even HN posts, and you'll find out this is far far from the truth.